Winnebago info

[R. Rankin]

> First, let me ask if the Zep's in the Siouan Archives, which is on an
> older Word Perfect (for DOS), be converted by some computer savey person
> into a MSWord 85 file, that preserves the special characters, accented
> letters and other diacritics which VZ used, and is apparent in the
> printout version?

The dictionary is not transferrable to Word even though many Wordperfect files can be transferred.  This is because of the diacritics over the letters that are installed by a special program in Wordperfect that allows overstrikes.  You have to have Wordperfect for Windows to read the file.  With WP is looks just fine.

> I just needed a Word Perfect to read it, it seems, and Bob was kind
> enough to lend me his ver.8.  And then, I was about to install it today,
> when my PC consultant EM'd early this a.m., saying Dont do it, because
> the WP files end in a ".doc" extention, just like MSWord.

No, Wordperfect documents have a .WPD extension, not .DOC.  Also, it shouldn't be a problem even so, provided you keep the Word and Wordperfect files in different subdirectories.  If you install Wordperfect, it should install a subdirectory called "My Files" or "Corel user files" that is distinct from the "My Documents" under Word.  Put the dict. and grammar files in the Corel files folder and Wordperfect will find them properly.  Don't let your consultant charge you for that information.  :-)

Bob