Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mdcbbs!astor From: astor@mdcbbs.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: KayPro WordStar to Mac Microsoft Word? Message-ID: <508.2517771d@mdcbbs.com> Date: 20 Sep 89 11:40:13 GMT Organization: MDM&E Lines: 42 I've got a friend who has a KayPro PC running Wordstar on which she has a large number of small documents. She recently bought a Mac II, I think using Microsoft Word, and she is slowly transferring the documents over to the Mac by re-typing them. I am Mac literate, and somewhat communications literate, but know nothing about the KayPro ( never even saw one ). I was hoping that I could provide her with some solution to get her files across. Does anyone out there know something about KayPro's and Wordstar? I guess the easiest kind of solution I'm looking for would be: On KayPro, convert Wordstar document into an ASCII text format. Hook up a serial connection between the KayPro and the Mac. Transfer the files using Kermit, Xmodem, or whatever. Import them into Microsoft Word. I know how to do the Mac side. I'm looking for information on the KayPro side. My questions are: 1) Is there an easy way to convert Wordstar documents into ASCII? 2) How do you go about hooking an RS232 line onto a KayPro? 3) Are there any Kermit, Xmodem, or whatever for the KayPro? 4) Any direct Wordstar to Microsoft word conversion utility by chance? 5) What format is a KayPro floppy anyway? Is it readable by an IBM PC? If so, that is another solution ( although not ideal ). Please respond with email. If anyone else is interested in the answers, also email me and I'll post a summary to the net. Thanks -- ================================================================ | Andy Astor | Voice: (714) 952-5836 | | McDonnell Douglas M&E | UUCP: uunet!mdcbbs!astor | | Cypress, CA | Internet: astor@mdcbbs.com | ================================================================