Extract text from Text602 documents (602)
To convert 602 documents to another format, you need Text602 or other Text software.
To convert other file formats to the "Word Processor Document" file type, you need software like Text602 or a similar tool.
The .602 file format is a legacy word processing document created by Text602 (often called T602), a highly popular DOS-based text editor developed by Software602 in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Originally designed for personal computers running MS-DOS, .602 files were the standard for business and personal documents in Czechoslovakia before the widespread adoption of Microsoft Word. These files store raw text along with basic formatting commands, similar to early versions of WordPerfect.
Today, the .602 format presents massive compatibility issues. It is entirely obsolete and no modern operating system or default web browser can open it. The most severe disadvantage is the character encoding. Because it was built before Unicode standardization, .602 files heavily relied on custom DOS code pages - primarily the Kameničtí encoding or CP852 (Latin-2) - to display Czech and Slovak diacritics. If you attempt to open a .602 file in a standard text editor today, the special characters will appear as garbled text (mojibake).
To restore and use these legacy documents, conversion is mandatory. Convert to DOCX if you need to edit the text and formatting in modern software. Convert to TXT for raw text extraction, ensuring the converter handles the legacy encoding correctly. For permanent archiving, convert to .PDF/A. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing DOS emulators or legacy software.
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If you want to convert 602 file to [% faq_exts_to %], you can use Text602 or similar software from the "Legacy Word Processing" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert [% faq_exts_from %] files to 602, try Text602 or another comparable tool in the "Legacy Word Processing" category.
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