How to convert old Macwrite files in 10.6.8

Question

Years ago, users published suggestions on the Apple forums for converting MacWrite, MacWrite II and MacWrite Pro files to RTF or Word formats, but none of these suggestions seem to work anymore.  MacLinkPlus is no longer supported by its developer, and the latest version dropped support for early Mac programs anyway. Other solutions (early ClarisWorks, AppleWords, Word) only run in Classic so don't work on new Macs running 10.6
I have been able to open these files one at a time through a OS9 emulation program SheepSaver, running the original MacWrite software, but this is very slow and tedious. 
Does anyone know of a program that will do this conversion in batch, a program which works in OS 10.6?  There must be thousands of people with old files who would want to update them.  I couldn't find anything in the AppStore or anywhere else.

Answer 1

It seems to me that you can access your files (under SheepShaver), but what you want is a batch conversion from MacWrite to something else. (This an instructive problem. Two decades ago, MacWrite was the de facto WP standard on the Mac, but nowadays we can't find a conversion utility for it. Look around in your Documents folder and ask yourself, how many of my important files will I be able to read twenty years from now.)
I have two suggestions.
(1) This is a bit ironic, but MacText, a rather pricy current Windoze app, claims to read and convert MacWrite files.
(2) Or try a forum of users of 'classic' Macs (eg, Low End Macs). You could ask someone to send you an old copy of MacLink Plus, which you may be able to run under SheepShaver, or Basilisk II, or mini vMac. Alternatively (if the nature and quantity of your MacWrite docs allow), you could ask someone with the right hardware/software to do the conversion for you. Those old files can't be very big, but if they're too much for email, you can always use a service like MediaFire. Remember that, to transfer 'classic' Mac files safely, it's best first to archive them with StuffIt (.sit) and then BinHex them (.hqx).