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From: kc@rna.UUCP (Kaare Christian)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Word Document Format
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Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 09:24:53 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul  3 09:24:53 1985
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During the past few months several people have enquired about the internal
format of Microsoft Word document files on the mac.  Until now there has
not been a satisfactory method of decoding these files.

Yesterday I received my Word 1.05 update kit.  The update fixes a few
miscellaneous bugs, it improves the support for the LaserPrinter, and it
contains a new convert utility that can convert mac Word documents to PC Word
format and vice versa. Although Word's macintosh document format is a 
mystery, the document format on the PC is much more understandable.  Thus
this convert utility may serve as an important first step in decoding Word
documents on the macintosh.

I haven't tried this yet, and I probably won't for a week or so because of
the holiday.

Kaare Christian
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