Appleworks 6 Docs won't open in Pages

We just got the new intel G5, and are wondering if we made a mistake, and should just get an old G5.
I burned a disc of my files from work- Appleworks word processing docs almost exclusively, and all recently converted to Appleworks 6- and they will not open in Pages.
We have Macs at work- all running OS 9.2- and I need to be able to use my files from work at home, or there is little point to having the computer. I'm sure I can import the actual text by using email and cut and paste, but that's a lot more work than I feel should be required.
If anyone could offer any help, it would be much appreciated. At this point, we're inclined to pack the darn thing back in its box and send it back.

If you go with the copy-over method, you need to copy the AppleWorks 6 folder that has been installed on another Mac.
Any version of AppleWorks released after the end of 2001 has an OS X installer, approximately version 6.2.2. Before then, it was an OS 8/9 installer, so it needs Classic, which Intel Macs can't do. For stability in OS X, you should use AppleWorks 6.2.4 or 6.2.9, Definitely not 6.2.7 - very, very, very buggy!
Yes, once you get AppleWorks 6 installed, your files should open. You might want to take a look at a user tip I wrote, AppleWorks 6 won't open my AW 5 files. Even though the title says AppleWorks 5, it applies to moving AppleWorks 6 files from one Mac to another.
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