Can Pages open VERY old files?

I'm going to buy an iMac early next year, my first Mac in eight years. I have ClarisWorks 2.0 files I'd love to resurrect and tweak. Can I do that with Pages, or are these files too old and I'm SOL?

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No, Pages can only open AppleWorks 6 word processing documents. AppleWorks 6.2.9, which will run on the new Intel Macs should be able to open AppleWorks 5 & ClarisWorks files, but it often gives an I/O error when trying to open ClarisWorks 4 & earlier files. If you can get a copy of AppleWorks 6.2.4, you would not have this problem. It is only AppleWorks 6.2.9 that has the problem. You can buy a copy of AppleWorks 6.2.4 from Hardcore Mac which is likely to be the best solution for you.

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