Morning Jeff,

Thank you for your efforts. Silly question have you tried OpenOffice?

Tom Rux

> On 09/06/2020 8:24 PM Jeff Zeitlin <xxxxxx@freelancetraveller.com> wrote:
>
>
> I've been going through my copy of the files on the HIWG CD; I've
> discovered the following:
>
> In ADVENTUR:
>
> The files GBV.1, GBV.2, GBV.RTE, and GUSHMEGE.SUB are word processor files.
> The file signature ("magic number") appears in Notepad as "ÿWPC", which
> suggests "WordPerfect Corp". Current versions of Word and LibreOffice
> Writer open them without comment or complaint.
>
> In ADVENTUR/SHADOWS:
>
> Many of the graphics are misnamed; IrfanView thinks they are .ART files,
> not .GIFs. The file signature ("magic number") appears to be "JG", which
> matches for AOL (Johnson-Grace) .ART files (the extension was used by
> several other graphics and publishing programs). IrfanView recognizes and
> identifies the format, but does not support it; paint.net does not
> recognize it. Web searches say that older versions of Internet Explorer
> recognize it, but the support was removed several years ago; current
> versions of browsers do not recognize it. CorelPhotoPAINT! X6 does not
> recognize the format; neither does The Gimp. Extensive bingleducking seems
> to turn up only one program that will presently handle the format, and that
> requires downloading a (free) plug-in: the $49.99 Graphic WorkShop
> Professional.
>
> In ART:
>
> Many of the JPG files in this folder are also misnamed AOL ART files. See
> the comments above. There are several WPG files; these will open with
> LibreOffice Draw. There is a file SUBSECTO.000; I cannot identify the type
> of this file, nor find its file signature ("magic number") of ÇEÏS [C7 49
> CF 53]. Word does not recognize it and will make a hash of the conversion;
> LibreOffice also opens it as hash.
>
> In ART/ADLER:
>
> Some of the GIF files in this folder are also misnamed AOL ART files. See
> the comments above. IrfanView will handle the WMF files, and if Ghostscript
> is installed, the EPS files. CorelDRAW! will also handle both.
>
> In ART/SYLEA:
>
> I can't open any of the files; the JPG is a misnamed ART file, the WMF file
> seems to have an invalid header, I don't have either CorelDRAW! or
> Ghostscript on the computer I was using, and I don't have any information
> on what will open a DSC file.
>
> in BETAS:
>
> The files with no extensions seem to be straight text files.
>
> in CARDFILE:
>
> The one file here appears to be a Windows Cardfile database containing
> Ambrose Bierce's _Devil's Dictionary_. You can get a Windows-10 compatible
> replacement for CardFile from http://geert.com/CardFile.htm
>
> In DECKPLAN:
>
> The five files with no extension appear to be Adobe Postscript files
> (extension .PS). In the various subdirectories, the files with no
> extensions appear to be MacDraw files (file signature "DRWGMD"); Paint.net,
> The Gimp, CorelDRAW!, and CorelPhotoPAINT! all fail to recognize the
> format.
>
> in DESIGN:
>
> The WB3 files are QUATTRO PRO spreadsheet files; LibreOffice Calc will open
> them.
>
> In ERRATA:
>
> The WP files are probably WordPerfect files (same file signature as above).
> The rest of the files are straight text (HTML is straight text for this
> discussion).
>
> In EXODUS:
>
> The file EXODUS with no extension is a Word-for-DOS file; current versions
> of Word will refuse to open it as an untrusted file type (but you can go to
> the Trust Center and clear that setting). LibreOffice Writer will open it
> with no problem. You probably don't need to worry, however, as there are
> similarly named files for other word processors, including WordPerfect,
> later versions of Word, and Rich Text Format. It is unclear what
> APCINFO.DAT is; it is, however, apparently associated with the EXODUS42
> Word doc.
>
> In FANZINE:
>
> Files beginning with AR are apparently WordPerfect editions of _Alien
> Realms_; those beginning with SS&V are _Starships, Starports, and Vehicles_
>
> In FORMS:
>
> The FRM files are apparently WordPerfect fillable forms; they do not come
> through as fillable in Word or LibreOffice Writer. CHARSHEE.JPG is yet
> another misnamed ART file.
>
> ------
> GAL23 and GAL24 are Jim Vassilakos's GALACTIC program for DOS; you can find
> later versions elsewhere. (Jim, what's the current "official" location? My
> link, to mypbem.com, is broken.)
> ------
>
> In GDW-BETA:
>
> The files in the subfolders are email archives, but I don't know what
> program created them. Nevertheless, they're "clean" enough that you can
> read them using _more_.
>
> ------
> I didn't get past that point; it's getting late, and I'm getting tired.
> More possibly tomorrow, or later this week.
>
>
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