Of these • files, • are neither Compatible or readable by DataViz. These files are likely to present the most difficulty for usage under Windows; they will probably have to be exported to a standard format on the Mac, and reimported under Windows.


    Of these • files, • can be read by MacLink, from DataViz. Other files in this category, that are not Compatible, will have to be manually exported for use under Windows.


    Of these • files, • are "Compatible" - claimed to be easily opened under the Windows version of the program which created them. Other files in this category will have to be translated or exported for use under Windows.


    Of these • files, • can be read by MacLink, from DataViz. Other files in this category may not be easily used under Windows.


  • have names which are unusable under Windows, often because they contains incompatible characters. The file names will need to be cleaned with a product such as NameCleaner, also by Sig Software. More information can be found on our web site.


  • contain information in resources (the resource 'fork'), which will be lost in a move to Windows. Sometimes the information in the resources will be non-critical.


  • can be read by MacLink, from DataViz, for converting to many other Macintosh and Windows file formats. Sig Software is not associated with DataViz, and provides this information for user convenience only.


  • are claimed to be easily opened under the Windows version of the program which created them. These claims vary in accuracy for different programs, and it may be useful to try it with some files.


  • were not classified because the database does not have information about their format.


  • are in a format belonging to a specific program. Some Windows programs may be able to read these, otherwise they may have to be exported to a standard format on the Mac, and reimported under Windows.


  • are in a standard Macintosh-only format, and not easily used under Windows. However, some Windows programs may be able to read them.


  • are in a generally standard format, and should be easy to use with many different programs under Windows.


• files were examined, with a total size on disk of •.


  • were not classified because the database does not have information about them.


  • are not available for Windows. In almost every case, a suitable alternative can be found, although this will mean learning a new interface and feature set.


  • are not needed under Windows. They either deal with a Mac-only function, or are replaced by the Windows system.


  • are available for Windows, usually with the identical product title, at a total price of •.


• programs were examined, with a total size on disk of •.