Upgrading very old SuperMemo collections
Question
enrico asked: Can very old collections be upgraded to SuperMemo 19?
Answer
Yes
SuperMemo 1 to 6 for DOS
Those very old versions come with export tools. If you can run old SuperMemos in DOS, you can also run those tools to generate text files that can be imported to newer versions.
SuperMemo 7
You can import from SuperMemo 7 as long as you can run sm7imprt.exe in 16-bit Windows. For example, you can use SuperMemo 98 for the purpose.
SuperMemo 8 to SuperMemo 15
SuperMemo 8 through 15 collections must first be imported to SuperMemo 16 (free, trial, light or commercial). This is the upgrade procedure:
- open the collection in SuperMemo 16
- open the collection in your SuperMemo (e.g. SuperMemo 19)
Note that SuperMemo 98 through SuperMemo 2008 have their equivalent numbering as SuperMemo 9 through SuperMemo 14.
SuperMemo 16 and later
Collection use in SuperMemo 16 do not require an upgrade. They can be opened in newer SuperMemos (e.g. SuperMemo 19)