LOCOSCRIPT TO WORD

Now that's a blast from the past, I thought that had died out years ago - but a quick Google suggests otherwise ;)

Linked from the main page of locoscript.com is locolink# - sounds like it'll do the job, but i suspect there's a free solution out there somewhere. What file extension do Locoscript files have?

Yes, it is a total blast from the past. I haven't used it for many, many years but I do have some files stored on floppy discs. Sorry, I'm not so computer savvy to know what file extensions are.

For Word, the file extension is .doc. For a program, it's usually .exe. For internet images it's usually .jpg

The file extension is just the three letter bit after the dot in the filename ;)

If you have a document floating around, you could always email it to me if you're unsure - please use the address in my profile, and give the email title "locoscript"

Right, as per the email - you should be able to keep them, and translate them just fine - it's a matter of finding out how... without knowing the file extension, it's hard to know what will open them - I suspect openoffice might, but it's a very large download just on the offchance...

OK, this might be a better option - but approach with caution, as I haven't used it:
Locomotion

Failing that, if you want to pay someone to convert them for you:
Luxsoft of Luxulyan
Try them with one disk first - ideally something not overly important, just in case they're no good.

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<hr>The program booted directly from a floppy disc, having no separate underlying operating system, but it used the same on-disc structures as the PCW's CP/M operating system. (...) As the sole manager of disc storage, there was no need for file extensions on LocoScript files, so all 11 letters of the filename were available for use. (The "eight-dot-three" letter file-naming convention of MS-DOS and later OS/2 and Microsoft Windows were inherited from CP/M.)<hr></blockquote>
From Wikipedia (boldface is mine)

Here's an online Locoscrpt coverter.

I'd assumed, probably incorrectly, that SNCINSPAIN was using the PC version of Locoscript? As I last saw a working PCW about fifteen years ago... I knew PCW's used CP/M, that's why I also assumed they'd use file-extensions too.

As for the converter, it's the same as my first link in #4 ;)