Appleworks 6.2.9 & Leopard

I've been running Appleworks 6.2.9 successfully on my Intel MacBook Pro running Leopard since October. Now it won't start up (quits unexpectedly). UGH!
I don't have access to disks from my classroom over the summer so I can't reinstall. Are there any other options?
DP
Process: AppleWorks 6 [216]
Path: /Applications/AppleWorks (US English)/AppleWorks 6.app/Contents/MacOS/AppleWorks 6
Identifier: com.apple.appleworks
Version: 6.2.9 (6.2.9)
Build Info: AppleWorks-1~0
Code Type: PPC (Translated)
Parent Process: launchd [75]
Date/Time: 2008-06-28 20:32:22.844 -0700
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.3 (9D34)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS at 0x0000000016e78000
Crashed Thread: 0
Translated Code Information:
Rosetta Version: 21.03
Args: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Support/LaunchCFMApp /Applications/AppleWorks (US English)/AppleWorks 6.app/Contents/MacOS/AppleWorks 6
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)

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Reinstalling isn't likely to solve the problem anyway. The most likely cause is corrupt preferences & is easily fixed by deleting the AppleWorks preferences.

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Hello Barbara
Glad to read from you.
Have you re-installed the fonts which you used in AppleWorks which are not available in Leopard?
The set of fonts delivered with Leopard is different to the one delivered with Tiger.
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AppleWorks 6.2.4 and 6.2.9 will both work on Leopard.
6.2.7 will also work, but was probably the most bug-filled version of AW 6, and should be avoided.
AW 6.2.9 could still, at last report, be obtained from Apple by telephoning the (online) Apple Store and askiing for the legacy software list. Success may depend on the knowledge of individual who answers the phone. The telephone number is at the bottom of the Apple Store page.
AW 6.2.4 is available from Hardcore Mac.
The 6.2.9 updater is still available on THIS PAGE</a. Note that the updater must be matched with the language version of AW that you have installed. The US English version is the one identified only by file size (15.8 MB) in the box at the top right. The International English version is the one at the top of the main listy on the page. The updater works on any AppleWorks 6 version.
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Richard French1 wrote:
I have an emac 10.3.9 which came with Appleworks 6.2.9. I want to mount Appleworks on my new machine Leopard 10.5.4.
1 - this would be legal if you wipe out AppleWorks from the eMac.
I am reluctant to just copy the folder across in case my version is corrupted. Can I get a clean copy from the install discs for the emac without re installing the emac 10.3.9?
2 - The installer delivered with the emac is dedicated to this kind of machine.
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3 - I am not aware of such a tool.
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Ideas?

Hi bunspod,
Have you cleared your Recent Items folder recently?
AppleWorks keeps an alias to every file you've ever saved, and never gets around to removing them as they become less recent. As the number of items increases, AW reaches a point where it slows dramatically, even to the point of failing to launch.
Quit AppleWorks (if it is running) and, in the Finder go to yourname > Documents > AppleWorks User Data > Starting Points > Recent Items. Open the folder and list the contents by Date Modified. Drag all but the most recent 10-20 to the Trash. (Trashing these aliases has no effect on the original files.)
There are a number of free solutions available on the 'net for the Recent items bug.
Yvan Koenig supplied a script in THIS POST to the User Tips Library. The script is included (in text) in the post. Note that this script deletes ALL items in the Recent Items folder, so may not be appropriate to your needs.
Dale Gillard did an extensive reworking of a script I produced many years ago. The result, Trash Recent Items, is available from his DMG software site.
Dale also produces an AppleWorks add on called Sidekick for AppleWorks 6. Recent Items maintenance is one of the free features available in Sidekick, a Shareware application that you can download and try before buying.
Jan Weijers's script, Keep 10, does what its name implies: keeps the 10 most recent items. The script is intended to be attached to the Recent Items folder, and continuously monitors the folder, removing older items and keeping only the most recent 10.
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The problem with client as virtualised OS is the Apple EULA, not a technical one.
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OP: what application are we talking about here?
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Full Snow Leopard installation instructions here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1365439

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One more question. I used to use ClarisWorks and liked it a lot. I realize this may be a shot in the dark, but is there any way to find copies of ClarisWorks that would run on the latest operating system (on a Mac Mini) as well? Thanks for any info.
ETA: I do have an older Mac Mini as well from 2005. Would AppleWorks be installable from any of those older disks?
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You won't be able to run any version of ClarisWorks or AppleWorks 5 on an Intel Mac or any Mac running Leopard because you would need Classic & neither Intel Macs or Leopard support Classic.
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1. Read Roger Wilmut's excellent series of articles - Abandoning Appleworks:
http://www.wilmut.webspace.virginmedia.com/notes/aw/page1.html
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1. It won't be deleted unless a problem occurs. Back up everything first.
2. See #1.
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