# mac to pc file conversion

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-to-pc-file-conversion/123077>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 9, 2002, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-to-pc-file-conversion/123077 "2002-08-09T02:53:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nervous\_Knight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nervous\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nervous_Knight)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-to-pc-file-conversion/123077/1 "2002-08-09T02:53:54Z")

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A friend sent me some email attachments that were created with AppleWorks 6. How can I view these attachments on my pc? My OS is Windows 95.

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**Author:** ![tcburnett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@tcburnett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tcburnett)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-to-pc-file-conversion/123077/2 "2002-08-09T03:51:22Z")

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You don’t specify the type of files so I am not sure about a format conversion. The easiest way, if your friend cannot send a WIN compatible format, might for you to get a copy of Appleworks 6 for Windows.

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**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-to-pc-file-conversion/123077/3 "2002-08-09T04:42:22Z")

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I don’t know if AW5 can open AW6 documents, but if you want, I can try, and if it works, I can convert it to something a little more PC-friendly for you.

Yeah, yeah, run-on sentences… 😉