Dora wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>> Dora wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri 02 Oct 2009 10:22:07a, madis told us...
>>>>
>>>>> I want to enter my recipes into a program. Which one is the most
>>>>> used and liked? I dont want to have to redo it if I find out what
>>>>> I'm using isnt the best.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your help/input
>>>
>>> I use Master Cook 6, formerly owned by Sierra. Don't want to buy an
>>> update, since I can't transfer the recipes to the newer versions.
>>> They're not compatible with the Sierra versions.
>>
>> I was able to copy my recipes from the earliest version I had, which
>> was maybe V.2 to V.5 then to V.7 with no problems.
>
> Well, I'll be darned. After the switchover from Sierra to the new
> company (forget the name), two women set up a site to help with any
> problems connected with the changeover. They assured everyone that v.6
> couldn't be converted to v.7 and above because of the new ownership.
> I'm a trusting soul so took their word for it, not wanting to louse up
> what I had stored (too many precious r.f.c. recipes!). So long ago now
> that I don't have their site.

Try the Yahoo Group. They seem to have all the answers.

I do recall having problems with the earlier versions if I did not save
the recipes on a diskette. I always had to have a computer that used
diskettes or I couldn't transfer them. I can get them off of a CD now.
--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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