You can also use mswordview, which converts Word 97 and Word 95 to HTML or (i think) plaintext, both which can be read by ApplixWord. Check www.freshmeat.net for mswordview, I'm not sure if it works in NetBSD (i've only tried it under Linux). = Claudio P. S. Leite | http://www.kreative.net/~leite (general) claudio@tux.org | http://www.tux.org/~claudio (coding)