Letters in code I need help!

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JCW said:
I am asking the experts in thiese forums to help me with project that
I doing for a dear friend. I recieved some old 5.25 Floppy disk that
have some letters from this elderly ladies daughter that was injured
and finally died from a hoorible accident years ago. It was very hard
for the family. When I try to open these documents it asks me to
choose a program (i don't know what programs was used to write these
letters) to open with or search the web which I did and I get
"shell.windows.com". Can someone help me find a way to open these
documents>
JCW
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What are the extensions (the three letters AFTER the dot) in the file
names?
 
JCW said:
Gordon,
All there is a Name followed by "file"
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the thing that amazes me is that you actually have a 51/4 disk drive at all!
Where are you looking at these files? If in Windows XP have you enabled file
extensions in Tools-Folder Options-View?
 
JCW said:
Gordon,
I am using XP Pro.
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There WILL be an extension - all files have them. In Windows Explorer, go to
Tools-Folder Options-View and UNCHECK the box that says "Hide extensions for
known file types".

then you should be able to see the file extension, which might give a clue
as to a) the program the documents were written in and b) a method of
reading them properly.

HTH
 
I am asking the experts in thiese forums to help me with project that I
doing for a dear friend. I recieved some old 5.25 Floppy disk that have some
letters from this elderly ladies daughter that was injured and finally died
from a hoorible accident years ago. It was very hard for the family. When I
try to open these documents it asks me to choose a program (i don't know
what programs was used to write these letters) to open with or search the
web which I did and I get "shell.windows.com". Can someone help me find a
way to open these documents>

JCW
 
Gordon,
I am using XP Pro. When I recieved these floppies I told myself "no way"
then I remembered I had an old computer with that old drive, so I installed
it on the 3.5 floppy cable, enabled it in the BIOS and I was able to access
the files but the only way I can get anything is by using Notepad but it is
mixed with Code. This elderly lady is a longtime family friend and she is
still missing her daughter terribly and I would really like to be able to
save thses documents for her. Any help would be appreciated.

JCW
 
I am asking the experts in thiese forums to help me with project that I
doing for a dear friend. I recieved some old 5.25 Floppy disk that have some
letters from this elderly ladies daughter that was injured and finally died
from a hoorible accident years ago. It was very hard for the family. When I
try to open these documents it asks me to choose a program (i don't know
what programs was used to write these letters) to open with or search the
web which I did and I get "shell.windows.com". Can someone help me find a
way to open these documents>

JCW
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Use the trial software from <http://www.acii.com/ff.htm> to see what
word processor produced the files.
 
I finally was able to open the files although I wasn't able to find an
extension. They were written on an experimental computer at the time for
Quadruple amputees using an early version of WordPerfect. I was able to
transfer the files to a floppy 3.5 disk and then to open them and print
them. I appreciate all the response from all who offered. This story is
truly sad for all who knew her and her parents will appreciate my efforts I
am sure.

Sincerely

JCW
 
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