Reading old PDD files

I'm trying to help an elderly friend. She has some pdd files from the days when Photoshop would only allow work files to be saved in .pdd format. Can anyone give me any guidance as to what modern software may be able to read them, or is there anything that will convert them into a more modern format to permit editing? The computer and (unknown) version of Photoshop used has long gone but she still has the files on disc.
TIA

pdd is photoshop deluxe.
maybe this site will help you .pdd Extension - List of programs that can open .pdd files

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