[ale] file formats

Michael D. Hirsch mhirsch at nubridges.com
Mon Sep 15 13:13:49 EDT 2003


On Monday 15 September 2003 12:19 pm, Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
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> Omitting the gory details for brevity's sake, I can probably
> move my wife from an Apple computer (here at home) to Linux --
> but only if there is a way to read/write the Apple file format on a
> Zip drive.  She maintains critical financial files on a Zip
> platter to retain confidentiality and often needs to bring work
> home. I know I can get Excel to work through Crossover Office,
> but her work environment is strictly an Apple shop.

What format are the files in?  Is it MS Office, or AppleWorks, or other?

I just moved my wife from Apple to Linux.  We ran a converter on all her 
ClarisWorks  documents before the move, which was mostly successful.

--Michael



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