I have a number (all my old college work on Smith Corona PWP40 DataDisks. I would like to transfer them to a larger disc compatible with my computer as the PWP 40 is history. Can someone tell me if that can be done? Thank you, Clarence De Barrows
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Here's an FAQ from the Smith-Corona Website:
Is the information on my personal word processor diskette computer compatible?
Some Smith Corona personal word processors diskettes are computer compatible. These are usually the ones that use the standard 3.5 inch diskette. If the Smith Corona personal word processor uses the 2.8 inch diskette, the files are not computer compatible. This data was saved in a proprietary language and must be converted in order to use with a computer. You may want to contact Pivar Computing Services, Inc. at 1-800-266-8378 for data conversion. If you have a specific question concerning PWP data compatibility with computers, please call the toll free number at 1-800-448-1018 and have your PWP model number ready.
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I assume you can open the files that were converted on the PWP to ASCII, but not others. If you don't have access to the original machine, then you can find one on Ebay that would read your files, and then you can convert them to ASCII for your Windows or Mac machines.the software you need is on a Smith Corona PWP Utility Disk, the file is called "sconvert" (msdos program). -It will put the files in to wordperfect format, which can be read on microsoft Word.----------- This should help.Thanks.Helpmech.