delaney@XN.LL.MIT.EDU (John Delaney) (01/12/88)
Now that Apple File Exchange is being distributed as part of the latest system release, I assume a niche market will develop for translators. Is anyone developing (or aware of someone else developing) a translator from MicroSoft Word 3.01 (Mac version) to WordPerfect (MSDOS version) and back? In theory, I can go Word => RTF => DCA => WordPerfect and back without Apple File Exchange. But I would not be surprised to lose/garble a few things on my way through RTF and DCA. A direct translator sure would be convenient. It might also be profitable for someone to develop since MS Word 3.01 seems to be a good seller in the Mac community and WordPerfect in the IBM/IBM-clone community. Thanks for any information you can provide. John