djo7613@hardy.u.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor) (03/15/91)
What would YOU do if you had to read some text files created on Apple II GS machines using Appleworks into a PC desktop publishing application? (That's what you get when your network of volunteers don't all have the same home microcomputers, sigh!) Buy a board? Buy/find software? Thank your volunteers and send them home? Thanks for any advice... "Moby" Dick O'Connor djo7613@u.washington.edu Washington Department of Fisheries *I brake for salmonids*
mss2696@tamsun.tamu.edu (Mark Saum) (03/15/91)
In article <18395@milton.u.washington.edu> djo7613@hardy.u.washington.edu.acs.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor) writes: >What would YOU do if you had to read some text files created on >Apple II GS machines using Appleworks into a PC desktop publishing >application? (That's what you get when your network of volunteers >don't all have the same home microcomputers, sigh!) > >Buy a board? Buy/find software? Thank your volunteers and send them home? >Thanks for any advice... > >"Moby" Dick O'Connor djo7613@u.washington.edu >Washington Department of Fisheries *I brake for salmonids* I have a //gs as well as an AT. What I did was to use Proterm (or any other communucations program for that matter...) to transfer the files over. Proterm works well on the //gs b/c you can translate the Appleworks files to standard text files using its editor. It will read in standard Appleworks files, and write out standard text files. This works MUCH better than the print output of Appleworks. Mark -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mark Saum Remote Sensing/GIS Lab Asst. Sys. Admin/Programmer Dept. of Forest Science msaum@rsgis.tamu.edu Texas A&M University
rudy@cbnewsj.att.com (avram.r.vener) (03/15/91)
In article <18395@milton.u.washington.edu> djo7613@hardy.u.washington.edu.acs.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor) writes: >What would YOU do if you had to read some text files created on >Apple II GS machines using Appleworks into a PC desktop publishing >application? (That's what you get when your network of volunteers >don't all have the same home microcomputers, sigh!) > >Buy a board? Buy/find software? Thank your volunteers and send them home? >Thanks for any advice... > None of the above. As I recall from my Apple //c days, Applworks has the ability to 'print' the text as an ASCII file (as opposed to an AW file). Your volunteer can then upload the file to you or to a BBS where you can pick it up. Rudy Vener AT&T BTL uucp: att!mtqua!rudy
kgallagh@digi.lonestar.org (Kevin Gallagher) (03/16/91)
In article <18395@milton.u.washington.edu> djo7613@hardy.u.washington.edu.acs.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor) writes: >What would YOU do if you had to read some text files created on >Apple II GS machines using Appleworks into a PC desktop publishing >application? For over a year now there has appeared a quarter-page ad in the AppleWorks Forum (the monthly journal of the National AppleWorks Users Group (NAUG)), for a product called Cross-Works. It states: "You can exchange AppleWorks data files with the most popular MS-DOS programs: Microsoft Works, Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, dBase III & IV. The ad claims InCider gave it a 4 star rating. For $99.95 (plus shipping) you get a 19200 baud cable which can connect to a //e, //c, //cPlus, or a //gs on one end and a IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 & compatibles. This is a direct connect, no modem needed, but use with modems is supported. You also get software for the Apple and software for the PC. The company is SoftSpoken, P.O. Box 18343, Raleigh, NC 27619. Comes with a 30 day money-back guarantee. The ad says to call (919)870-5694 for free information. I have no connection with SoftSpoken. Nor have I used Cross-Works. It does look promising though. The ad claims: "Cross-Works 2.0 copies files either way between your Apple // and IBM PC, and translates file formats. Word processor files maintain underlining, centering, etc. Spreadsheets keep data and formulas!" -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Gallagher kgallagh@digi.lonestar.org OR ...!uunet!digi!kgallagh DSC Communications Corporation Addr: MS 152, 1000 Coit Rd, Plano, TX 75075 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------