This does bring up an interesting question, especially in regards to the recent discussions that have been going on around the Internet, regarding archival formats.
Currently the very old AppleWorks files are in straight .txt format. I have no doubts that I will be able to open those decades from now (provided the physical media they are kept on stays readable).
The WordPerfect/Mac v2.1 files are still in their original format. I have done some work converting them to .rtf. I could also convert them to OpenDocument format (.odt), but that spec still seems pretty young to put my confidence in.
Currently OpenOffice opens WordPerfect/Mac v2.1 files, but of course I cannot assume that will always be the case.
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Date: 2007-04-08 03:40 pm (UTC)Currently the very old AppleWorks files are in straight .txt format. I have no doubts that I will be able to open those decades from now (provided the physical media they are kept on stays readable).
The WordPerfect/Mac v2.1 files are still in their original format. I have done some work converting them to .rtf. I could also convert them to OpenDocument format (.odt), but that spec still seems pretty young to put my confidence in.
Currently OpenOffice opens WordPerfect/Mac v2.1 files, but of course I cannot assume that will always be the case.