peter@aucs.UUCP (08/14/87)
Here's a simple question: Is Microsoft Word for the PC compatible
with Microsoft Word on the Mac (i.e., their file formats). If not,
is there a best way to port from one to the other (PC -> MAC)?
Peter W. Steele UUCP : {seismo|watmath|utai|garfield}!dalcs!aucs!Peter
Acadia University BITNET : {Peter|pws}@Acadia
Wolfville, N.S. Internet : {Peter|pws}%Acadia.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU
Canada B0P 1X0 PHONEnet : (902) 542-2201x121kerry@bcsaic.UUCP (Kerry Strand) (08/20/87)
In article <408@aucs.UUCP> peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) writes: >Here's a simple question: Is Microsoft Word for the PC compatible >with Microsoft Word on the Mac (i.e., their file formats). If not, >is there a best way to port from one to the other (PC -> MAC)? > > >Peter W. Steele UUCP : {seismo|watmath|utai|garfield}!dalcs!aucs!Peter >Acadia University BITNET : {Peter|pws}@Acadia >Wolfville, N.S. Internet : {Peter|pws}%Acadia.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU >Canada B0P 1X0 PHONEnet : (902) 542-2201x121 We have successfully transferred a MS Word document file from an XT to a Mac, and the document was totally editable, and retained the format specifications of the original file. In our case, we used kermit to upload from the XT to a VAX with Ultrix, then used kermit to download to the Mac. The only problem we encountered in the whole process was in getting all the kermits to use a binary transfer rather than a text transfer. On the Mac, MS Word recognized the document as coming from an IBM version of Word, and did some sort of translation. But the result was a file as editable on the Mac as it was on the XT. Kerry Strand (206) 865-3412 UUCP uw-beaver!uw-june!bcsaic!kerry ARPA kerry@boeing.com