At 4:27 PM -0400 6/26/06, jwarms at mac.com wrote: >Long ago I stopped using my Hypercard address book, except that now >and then I've needed to refer back to that old stack. This wasn't >any problem with my Powerbook, but the MacBook doesn't give me that >option. > >I'm looking for a way to convert the stack into a searchable file >that can be read by AppleWorks, an Office app, Text Edit, or another >app on my MacBook. > >Since there will be a Powerbook around, I have a fall-back, so the >cost-benefit of any possible solution would have to be compared to >that. > >Any solutions? I'm surprised that no one has mentioned emulation. There are a couple of classic mac emulators that will be capable of running Hypercard. I still expect someone to offer a commercial solution for this, and am surprised that no one has yet. Zane -- | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator | | healyzh at aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast | | MONK::HEALYZH (DECnet) | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |