[Gllug] Reading M$ files

[Stig Brautaset]

* Chris Ball <chris at void.printf.net> spake thus:
> On 17 Sep 2001 19:58:37 +0100, John Edwards wrote:
> > > We've been handed a Microsoft Works 2000 file, extension .wdb
> 
> > I thought that Word 2000 still used the same .doc extension and 
> > file format as Word 97.
> 
> It does. The file is from Works 2000, not Word 2000.
> 
> > ".wdb" is not listed as a recognised file extension on my NT4 
> > virtual machine with Office 2000.
> 
> You don't have Microsoft Works installed, then.
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Now _that's_ an oxymoron ;)

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=19980118

Joke aside; my housemate claims that M$ Works is more stable and
functional than M$ Office. I have fortunately touched neither for a few
years, so I don't know.

Regards,
Stig

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