Unix executable documents

I was in the process of transfering documents from one Mac (eMac OS10.2) to an iBook (OS10.0 but mostly use classic 9.2). I used a travel drive that I have used numerous times with no problems. Some of the documents (word & powerpoint) changed to Unix Executable Documents while others did not.
I have no idea how this happened but I really need to open these documents! I have average comupter knowledge but this one stumps me as I have never seen this before. Can anyone help me at all...PLEASE?

What version of Mac OS were you using when you wrote the files to the FAT32-formatted drive: OS X or OS 9?
If you were using OS X when you wrote the files to the drive, you must use an OS X computer to "look" at the files. Only an OS X Mac will be able to "see" the files properly. If you attempt to use the drive in an OS 9 Mac, the files written to it in OS X will appear improperly and won't work.
On the other hand, if you were using Mac OS 9 when you wrote the files to the drive, you will only be able to "see" the files properly from another OS 9 Mac. If you attempt to use the drive in OS X, the files written to it in OS 9 will appear as generic documents or as UNIX executable files, and will not be usable.
You've mentioned OS X 10.2, 10.0, and OS 9, but there's no way a file could appear as a UNIX executable file in any version of OS X prior to OS X 10.3.x, as that is when Apple first started labeling files as such. Prior to that, they would simply be a generic document.
It's quite possible that your files are not corrupt, and are still accessible, but we need precise details on what versions of Mac OS you were using and are currently using.
PS. Using the Get Info window to mark your preferred application is unlikely to fix this issue, since there is an underlying problem that we need to deal with. But we need more details to even begin with that.
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