Old Mac Floor Plans

[hoyajack]

Many years ago I created for floor plans of my factory (on a Mac Plus!) I created these using Mac Draw and Claris works and stuff like that. I saved all the files and I now need to get into them and revamp the layout of our factory but I can't find any software that will open any of these old files. Some of them are labeled as Microsoft Word files but no Microsoft program will open them. Some are labeled as .PDF but they cannot be opened by illustrator. It says they were saved in an invalid format. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

 

[CoastalOR]

EasyDraw says is will import MacDraw and ClarisDraw formats:
http://www.eazydraw.com/Import-Graphic-Formats.htm

I miss MacDraw.

 

[Pakaku]

If you can't find any native software, another option would be to use a classic macOS emulator like Basilisk II or Executor.

 

[hoyajack]

EasyDraw says is will import MacDraw and ClarisDraw formats:
http://www.eazydraw.com/Import-Graphic-Formats.htm

I miss MacDraw.

sorry, I was on the road for a few days. Tried EasyDraw but it won't open ANY of my files. Any other thoughts?

 

[BrianBaughn]

Where did you have these files saved?

 

[UncaMikey]

I use Graphic Converter for all sorts of odd jobs w/ image files, including opening very old MacDraw files. The GC developer (Thorsten Lemke) provides exceptional customer support via a Yahoo Groups message board. Highly recommended: https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter/

 

[hoyajack]

Where did you have these files saved?

Saved them on my hard drive.

 

[BrianBaughn]

Saved them on my hard drive.

Good since that reduces the chance of file corruption.

I think you're original post is way too vague and that's probably because you don't specifically remember exactly what kind of files they are or exactly how they were created. "Stuff like that" covers a lot of ground as even back in those ancient times there were a lot of software options. You've got to nail down what kind of files these are in order to search for a solution on how to view them.