currently using Snow Leopard (10.6.8) on a Macbook Pro - i have some OLD WP 2.1.3 (from 1999) files, which, on this Intel processor, are unreadable "exec"...
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em315
Sep 2, 2011 5:00 pm
Do you actually know the password that was used to protect the files? If so, download this converter: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/271144/WP%20Converter.zip Remove...
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mr.longpants
Sep 2, 2011 6:10 pm
i have tried: WP converter WPDto ODT converter WPLO converter LibreOffice (which has opened some of the "exec" files but not the ones i really need to open ...
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em315
Sep 2, 2011 6:36 pm
REPOST WITH CORRECT LINK: Well, if Get Info recognizes them as WP files, and if the WP Converter won't open them, then download the system described here and...
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em315
Sep 2, 2011 11:54 pm
I've posted a new version of a converter program that will convert WordPerfect files to the ODT format used by LibreOffice, OpenOffice.org, NeoOffice, etc.....
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em315
Sep 2, 2011 11:55 pm
Also try the new version of the WPDtoODTConverter, just posted, as described in this message: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/wordperfectmac/message/6999 It...
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John R
jrethorst
Sep 3, 2011 2:39 am
No such animal that I know of. John R....
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em315
Sep 3, 2011 4:02 am
You're right: but there's a brute-force method, described in this very forum: http://tech.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/wordperfectmac/message/3677...
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em315
Sep 3, 2011 4:43 am
Also, I've now posted a version of the WPLO Converter that converts password-protected WPMac and WPDOS (through version 5.1) files, if - and only if - you...
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mr.longpants
Sep 3, 2011 4:16 pm
miracle of miracles - i remembered the password for the files - now - how do i remove the password from the documents once they are open in Sheep Saver?...
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em315
Sep 3, 2011 4:25 pm
"Save As..." Don't check "Password protect" or whatever it's called....
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mr.longpants
Sep 4, 2011 3:40 am
i'm all set - thank you SO MUCH for your help. what a wonderful piece of software!...
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John R
jrethorst
Sep 4, 2011 3:41 am
Thanks for pointing that out. I remember it now, but had forgotten all about it. John R....
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em315
Sep 8, 2011 12:28 am
Apple removed the ability to write to HFS disk images (like the ones used by SheepShaver) in Snow Leopard and Lion. Third-party software now restores that...
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jasonhavens
Sep 8, 2011 12:29 am
I searched the archives, but don't see a recent discussion of Open Office. It seems to handle WP files well, including some of our older ones that probably...
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em315
Sep 8, 2011 12:30 am
LibreOffice (www.libreoffice.org) is a newer version of OpenOffice.org with much-improved ability to open and convert WP files....
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Rick Albright
logres0
Sep 8, 2011 2:25 am
Hmmm. I thought we discussed Open Office a number of times. I guess my sense of what is a "recent discussion" isn't so recent. A lot of that going around for...
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sgm1634
Sep 13, 2011 1:01 am
I'm using WordPerfect 12 via VMware Fusion (version 3.1.3) on a MacBook Pro (version 10.6.8). I've learned to make due with this but I'm having trouble with...
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em315
Sep 13, 2011 1:04 am
If no one comes up with a useful answer here, your best bet is to visit www.wpuniverse.com and ask this question in the Troubleshooting forum. That's where the...
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sgm1634
Sep 16, 2011 9:52 pm
... Thanks. I didn't realize that this forum was only for Mac versions of WordPerfect, rather than Windows versions run on a Mac. I'll try wpuniverse.com...
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em315
Sep 28, 2011 12:49 pm
Users of SheepShaver and Basilisk who write Applescript may be interested to know that a $139 program that adds "GUI Scripting" to Applescript in the old Mac...
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John R
jrethorst
Sep 29, 2011 1:58 am
_Very nice_, Ed. Thank you. John R....
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em315
Sep 29, 2011 4:11 am
I asked Scott if he would be willing to make it freeware because I wanted to script the following procedure: 1. While launching SheepShaver, run an Applescript...
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em315
Sep 29, 2011 4:15 am
Apologies for a misspelling - that's Scott Lawton. Getting his name wrong is is a bad way to show gratitude for his generosity - and I'm *very* grateful for...
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John R
jrethorst
Oct 5, 2011 2:29 am
Over 135 pages of hints, tips and short macros covering every aspect of the program, and supporting technologies including Sheepshaver and Applescript. Free in...
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John R
jrethorst
Oct 6, 2011 1:21 am
What would personal computers (not just Apple) be like without his contributions? Would there even be a GUI? Xerox invented it, but it took others, including...
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Thomas J. Rostafinski...
tjrostaf
Oct 6, 2011 4:37 am
... Thank you for the tribute, John. The Washington Post's Hank Stuever wrote some poignant words about Steve and the passage of time in an article titled...
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TradleyS
tradley11
Oct 6, 2011 2:54 pm
We're all gonna miss him. We've been using Apple computers ever since I was born. I still remember playing kids games all the time on our old Performa...
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Kevin Jaques, B.A., J...
kevinjaq
Oct 6, 2011 7:49 pm
I revere Steve Jobs along with a handful of other heroes. That's pretty good for a seller of consumer gadgets. But he was an artist who shipped. -- Kevin...
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John R
jrethorst
Oct 7, 2011 2:04 am
Steve Jobs paid attention to fonts too: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/steve-jobs-designer-first-c-e-o-second/?hp I think its ability with typefaces...
