From: abrody@worldweb.net
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 1995 23:26:59 -0500
Subject: maclink-pc-8-formats.txt

FAQ - How do I convert from PC to Mac and Mac to PC?

DataViz MacLinkPlus 8.0 is one of many solutions, if others exist that can
do all the following for less I would like to know:

1. Will convert to/from the most popular versions of MS-Word and Word
Perfect including WP 6.0 PC, MSWD 6.0 Mac, MSWD 6.0 PC, WP 3.0 Mac, MSWD
5.1 Mac.
2. Transfers data over serial RS232 cables (included with software).  Will
translate before or after transfer.
3. Given two modems and two phone lines, will transfer data to be
translated to guest machine, or translate before sending to guest machine,
and transfer data over there.
4. Includes Apple PC Exchange 2.0 as part of package.
5. Includes DataViz FileView.
6. Translates before transfer to, or after receiving files from non-Windows
MS-DOS machines (such as 8086, 8088 and most 80286 processors).  Some of
the features may not be available for these earlier made machines, read
documentation carefully before using on non-Windows MS-DOS platforms.   If
using 5.25 Inch floppy drive PCs, ask DataViz for special disks for
installation of transfer software onto those PCs.

7. Translations include:

PC  - Mac  - PC  (most formats are translatable both ways, as well as
within the operating system in question)
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Exceptions are:
   You can translate  TO Macintosh Publish Text, Macintosh Text, and
AppleWorks (Apple II) v. 2.1, you can not translate FROM the above word
processing formats to a PC Word Processing format.
PC Text is however possible to translate to Mac word processing formats
listed below in two way tanslations.
   You can translate DBF Mac TO PC Database formats, but not from PC
Database formats to DBF Mac.
   You can translate from AutoCad.DXF, Harvard Graphics.CGM, Lotus.PIC,
Lotus Freelance.CGM, Ventura Publisher.GEM, Ventura Publisher.IMG to
Macintosh PICT, but not from Macintosh PICT to above 6 PC graphics formats.

Transfer only:
Binary, MacBinary, Pagemaker, Postscript, Text, TIFF

"Other supported formats": DIFF, SYLK, WKS, Comma Values (CSV), Tab Text,
Tab Values, WriteNow NeXT v. 1 & 2, SunWrite v. 1.1 (write only),
MIF (NeXT/Sun) v. 2 & 3



The two way translations available are:
(Word Processing all inclusive/interchangeable)

Ami Pro (Windows) v. 1, 2 & 3
ClarisWorks (Windows) v. 1
DCA-RTF
Multimate (through v. 4)
Office Writer v. 5 & 6
Professional Write v. 2
RTF (PC)
Word (DOS) through v. 6
Word for Windows v. 1, 2 & 6
WordPerfect (DOS) v. 4.2, 5, 5.1, and 6
WordPerfect (Windows) v. 5.1, 5.2, & 6
WordPerfect Works (Windows) v. 2
WordStar v. 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7
MS Works (DOS) v. 2 & 3
MS Works (Windows) v. 2 & 3
XYWrite III
ClarisWorks v. 1 & 2
FrameMaker MIF v. 2 & 3
MacWrite v. 4.5 & 5
MacWrite II
MacWrite Pro v. 1 & 1.5
Nisus
RTF (Mac)
Word Mac v. 3, 4, 5, 5.1, & 6
WordPerfect Mac v. 1, 2, 2.1, & 3
MS Works Mac v. 2, 3 & 4
WriteNow v. 2, 3, & 4
AppleWorks (Apple II) v. 3

DataBase Formats (all inclusive/interchangeable):
ClarisWorks (Windows) v. 1
dBase (DBF) II, III, & IV
FoxBase (PC)
MS Works (DOS) v. 2 & 3
MS Works (Windows) v. 2 & 3
WordPerfect Works (Windows) v. 2
ClarisWorks (Mac) v. 1 & 2
FoxBase Mac
MS Works v. 2, 3, & 4
AppleWorks (Apple II), v. 2.1 & 3

Graphics (all inclusive/interchangeable):
PC Paintbrush.PCX
TIFF
Windows Bitmap.BMP
Windows Metafile.WMF
WordPerfect.WPG v. 1 & 2
PICT
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Exclusive:
EPS with PICT Thumbnail to/from EPS PC with TIFF Thumbnail
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Spreadsheets (all inclusive/interchangeable):
ClarisWorks (Windows) v. 1
Excel (Windows) v. 2, 3, 4, & 5
Lotus 1-2-3 (WKS, WK1, WK3)
MS Works (DOS) v. 2 & 3
MS Works (Windows) v. 2 & 3
Quattro Pro (DOS) v. 4 (Windows) v. 1 & 5
SYLK
Symphony (WRK, WR1)
WordPerfect Works (Windows) v. 2
ClarisWorks (Mac) v. 1 & 2
Excel (Mac) v. 2, 3, 4, & 5
MS Works v. 2, 3, & 4
SYLK
AppleWorks (Apple II) v. 3

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Source: Version 8  MacLinkPlus Translates... document that comes with
upgrade notice to version 8.
Disclaimer: All of the above names are "trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective holders".  This is a For Your Information (FYI) only
post.  Inaccuracies probably exist.  Call DataViz or your favorite software
distributer for pricing.  DataViz may be reached at 1-800-733-0030, if you
ask them you can probably get another copy of the above document.
Overseas they have a long distance phone number to Trumbell CT at
1-203-268-0030 in the U.S.  Other companies may have similar translations
available, though I haven't found any where all of these are in one
package.  (Doesn't mean there aren't any that do have them!)


Hope this is helps anyone looking for translations.

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