N8J Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Hi, I've got some old mac files my grandad left behind when he passed away (letters, etc). My mom got rid of the computer and the software used to create them years ago. The documents are at least 10 years old and I'm having a great deal of difficulty identifying them. I've tried opening them with MacWrite Pro and MS word and failed. If I open as text only, I get a bunch of garbage, but the word "MacWorks" occasionally shows up. Is MacWorks a word processing program? If I somehow manage to obtain it, will it run in classic? Is there a program or technique for identifying what I software I need if it isn't MacWorks? Thank you for your attention. --N8 P.S. I attempted to attach an example. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37096-how-to-identify-old-documents/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8J Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 On the excellent advice of a helpful member, I dl'd FileTyper here and identified my documents as RLRB MSWK. A quick google search led me to a list of "File Type and Creator Codes" here, which makes them MS Works 4.0 documents. Now I just have to find MS Works, and I'm in business! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37096-how-to-identify-old-documents/#findComment-263910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8J Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 "Just" finding MS Works 4.0 for Mac is proving to be a huge headache. Any tips on where I can dig it up? Or a converter program? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37096-how-to-identify-old-documents/#findComment-263961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8J Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 There is a Works 4.0 text converter in Microsoft's Word 98 Office Value Pack. I have Word 98 still, but have long lost this Office Value Pack. The Microsoft website is of no help. Any ideas? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37096-how-to-identify-old-documents/#findComment-263976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8J Posted December 30, 2006 Author Share Posted December 30, 2006 I wound up finding MS Works 4.0 on Carracho. Problem solved. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37096-how-to-identify-old-documents/#findComment-264700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Try opening them in AppleWorks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37096-how-to-identify-old-documents/#findComment-270005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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