- What is the easiest way to convert files from LisaWrite to file formats that a modern computer can use?
- How should I move files from the LOS 3.1 environment to a modern Macintosh? I can use a 400K floppy disk, but they'll be in the LOS format and Mac OS 9 cannot read them.
The Lisa-to-Macintosh Migration kit was an Apple product that ran on LOS and would convert many 7/7 documents to Macintosh documents (on a Mac disk).
https://www.macintoshrepository.org/23298-lisa-to-macintosh-migration-tools
LisaWrite files are converted to (an early version of) MacWrite files, which still might take some fiddling to convert to something current.
LisaDraw files are converted to MacDraw (predecessor to MacDraw II and MacDraw Pro).
IIRC, the files that have no contemporary Mac equivalent are converted to text.
The conversion isn't perfect (particularly in the case of the Lisa's equivalent of OLE which allowed embedding documents from multiple 7/7 tools in one document) but useful and probably worth a try in this case.
Since the ProFile with the original documents may not have much lifetime left, I suggest the first priority is making a backup.
HTH & good luck!