RetroFloppy - Disk transfer services file formats

File Formats - Conversions

File Formats Explained

As files are copied from your original diskettes, they go through a conversion process. Pictures, word processing files, and spreadsheets are converted where possible (see below) to formats modern computers and applications understand. Other file types are copied exactly as they existed on your original disks, which may or may not be "understandable" in the modern world.

Available media types

Windows and IBM PC 5-1/4" and 3-1/2" floppies

Macintosh and Apple II 5-1/4" and 3-1/2" floppies

Commodore 64 and 128 floppies from 1541 and 1571 drives

Commodore Amiga 3-1/2" floppies

Kaypro, North Star, Osborne, Toshiba, and many other CP/M 5-1/4" floppies

Epson QX-10 Valdocs disks

Concurrent Technologies CTOS and Burroughs BTOS 5-1/4" floppies

Tandy Model 100/102/200/WP-2 PDD disks

Disklavier, PianoSoft floppies to Pianodisc IQ

Hard drives: SCSI, IDE, SATA, Iomega Jaz, Syquest, Bernoulli 88

Iomega ZIP drives: Iomega Zip 100, Zip 250, Zip 750

Iomega Jaz disks

Imation LS-120 disks

Brother Word Processor disks (see below for specific models supported)

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Graphics Formats Converted

BMP, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF

Kodak Picture Disks

Mystic Color Labs / Mystic PC Photos / Floppy Shots disks

Seattle Film Works Diskettes

Sony Mavica Camera Diskettes

Wolf Camera Diskettes

York Photo FotoFloppy Disks

Word Processing Formats Converted

PC Mac

Ami Pro 1.2, 2.0, 3.x
AppleWorks 5.0
ClarisWorks 1.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
DCA/RFT
MS Word DOS through version 6.0
MS Word for Windows 1.x and up
MS Works for Windows 2.0 and up
Multimate 4.0
Professional Write 2.0
Rich Text, ASCII Text
WordPerfect DOS 5.0, 5.1, 6.0
WordPerfect Windows 6.0- 12, 13(X3)
WordPerfect Works 2.0, 2.1
WordStar 5.0, 6.0, 7.0

AppleWorks 5.0, 6.0
AppleWorks (Apple II) 2.1, 3.0, GS
ClarisWorks 1.0, 2.x, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
FrameMaker MIF 3.0
MacWrite II
MacWrite Pro 1.0, 1.5
MS Word 4.0 and up
MS Works 3.0, 4.0
Nisus Writer 3.0, 4.0
Rich Text, ASCII Text
WordPerfect 2.x, 3.x
WriteNow 3.0, 4.0
Note: MS Word 3.0 and MacWrite incur extra cost

Spreadsheet Formats Converted

PC Mac

AppleWorks 5.0
ClarisWorks 1.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
Excel 2.x and up
Lotus 1-2-3
MS Works for Windows 3.0 through 95
Quattro Pro (DOS) 4.0
Quattro Pro (Windows) 1.0 through 9.0
SYLK

AppleWorks (Apple II) 2.1, 3.0
AppleWorks 5.0, 6.0
ClarisWorks 1.0 and up
MS Excel 2.0 and up
MS Works 2.0, 3.0, 4.0
SYLK

PC	Mac
Ami Pro 1.2, 2.0, 3.x AppleWorks 5.0 ClarisWorks 1.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 DCA/RFT MS Word DOS through version 6.0 MS Word for Windows 1.x and up MS Works for Windows 2.0 and up Multimate 4.0 Professional Write 2.0 Rich Text, ASCII Text WordPerfect DOS 5.0, 5.1, 6.0 WordPerfect Windows 6.0- 12, 13(X3) WordPerfect Works 2.0, 2.1 WordStar 5.0, 6.0, 7.0	AppleWorks 5.0, 6.0 AppleWorks (Apple II) 2.1, 3.0, GS ClarisWorks 1.0, 2.x, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 FrameMaker MIF 3.0 MacWrite II MacWrite Pro 1.0, 1.5 MS Word 4.0 and up MS Works 3.0, 4.0 Nisus Writer 3.0, 4.0 Rich Text, ASCII Text WordPerfect 2.x, 3.x WriteNow 3.0, 4.0 Note: MS Word 3.0 and MacWrite incur extra cost

PC	Mac
AppleWorks 5.0 ClarisWorks 1.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 Excel 2.x and up Lotus 1-2-3 MS Works for Windows 3.0 through 95 Quattro Pro (DOS) 4.0 Quattro Pro (Windows) 1.0 through 9.0 SYLK	AppleWorks (Apple II) 2.1, 3.0 AppleWorks 5.0, 6.0 ClarisWorks 1.0 and up MS Excel 2.0 and up MS Works 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 SYLK