The.org file extension indicates a specific text format - Lotus Organizer. Org file is of the data file type and was originally developed by IBM for the DOS operating system.
Instructions
Step 1
It is known that files with many extensions that worked on computers running DOS in the 80-90s. last century, do not run on new operating systems of the Windows line. You can try to open org-documents in MS Word or NotePad, but instead of text, the program will display abracadabra of various characters. However, there are workarounds for converting when opening a file, as well as software shells that allow you to open outdated file extensions, including.org …
Step 2
IBM Lotus Organizer File is part of the Lotus SmartSuite software suite. A portable version of both the application itself and the whole package can be found on the Internet through any search engine and download the program for free. You can read more about Lotus Organizer and its support on Windows Vista / 7, starting from version 6.1, on the developer's website (English):
Step 3
A free replacement for Microsoft Office with extended functionality - the OpenOffice.org software product - can convert a Lotus Organizer file in real time and display it correctly on the screen. The OpenOffice.org software package, including the version with the Russian interface, can be downloaded from the official website: https://www.openoffice.org. After installing the package, open OpenOffice.org Writer and in the top menu of the program select File - “Open". In the Explorer window that appears, select the Lotus Organizer file and select the Encoded Text (*.txt) mode from the File Type drop-down list (the default is All Files). After that, click the "Open" button. An optional "ASCII filter parameters" window will appear on the screen. Opposite the property "Encoding" in the drop-down list select "Cyrillic DOS / OS2" and click on the OK button. The file will open as a regular text document.
