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From: peterj@rosevax.Rosemount.COM (Peter Juhl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac
Subject: MAC Word 3.01 <-> IBM Word 4.0 conversions
Keywords: Macintosh IBM Microsoft Word
Message-ID: <6233@rosevax.Rosemount.COM>
Date: 1 Sep 88 15:14:18 GMT
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Organization: Rosemount Inc., Eden Prairie, MN
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I am trying to transfer a document from our Macintosh Microsoft
Word 3.01 to our IBM PS/2 running Ms Word 4.0. After "Saving As"
a MS/Dos word file, I uploaded to our unix system using "kermit -i".
I then downloaded the file to my IBM, again with "kermit -i".
Upon opening the document in Word 4.0, I see some garbage at the top, 
the contents of the document (sprinkled lightly with garbage characters
here and there), and a bunch of garbage at the bottom. 

I have a feeling that the file is being corrupted during the upload or
download.  

My main question is: Is this conversion working elsewhere, or is it
just brain-damaged? I've never had any trouble transferring binary files
to or from the Mac or IBM PS/2 before.

BTW, I thought of using RTF, and sending the file up and down as a
text file. No go. Microsoft is not finished writing the MS/DOS RTF
conversion utility. Although the reference guide refers to it, it's
not on any of the disks. A call to product support verified that it's not  
finished yet. Of course, the README.DOC file that came with the Word
package, neglected to mention this. I HATE COMPANIES THAT DO THIS
KIND OF THING!!!!!!

Help!

Peter Juhl, Rosemount Inc.
peterj@rosevax.Rosemount.COM