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From: jdevoto@Apple.COM (Jeanne A. E. DeVoto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: 2.x Development --> 1.x Run ??
Message-ID: <53429@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 29 May 91 04:22:07 GMT
References: <501@amanue.UUCP>
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In article <501@amanue.UUCP> jr@amanue.UUCP (Jim Rosenberg) writes:
>How does one go about staying current with HyperCard and still supporting
>users who run old versions?  How can one run both 1.x *and* 2.x?  How can one
>export a stack from 2.x back to 1.x, given that it uses no features that are in
>2.x that aren't in 1.x?

The conversion from 1.x to 2.0 format is one-way. However, Heizer Software
has a product out called Unconvert that purports to convert a 2.0 stack
back to 1.x format, assuming it does not use any 2.0-specific features. I
haven't used it myself, but it may be worth looking into.
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