Cannot open old appleworks/clarisworks docs

I got a new man mini, my 3.5 year old mac died. I have a lot clarisworks and appleworks docs. I cannot find appleworks or claris works on the new computer. Is is possible the computer does not come with it? If not where do I get it? And will the new program open my old docs? I see in the apple store you can buy iWorks for 80 bucks, is this what I have to do? I thought appleworks came with the old system. Is there a program that came with the computer that will open these docs?

Ok, I got iWorks09. I still cannot open documents created in 2006 with the .cwk appendage that were created in the graphics portion of the old program, I think they are called graphics docs? Anyways I have a lot of files that I created in 2006 or before for our church carnival, tickets, fliers, etc. None of these docs were created with the word processing portion of the old program, I used the graphics portion and they will not open. When I get info on the .cwk file I want to open and it says its a text doc. I know they are not text docs but this is what the computer recognizes. Am I screwed? Will I ever be able to open these files? I am able to open old .cwk files that are word processing only, no graphics

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