Intel iWorks open PPC AppleWorks docs?

HI All,
I'm getting ready to upgrade and migrate from an old PB/9.2.2 with AW6 to probably an Intel MBP that I would add iWorks to.
Can anyone tell me if the new configuration will open my old files?
Thanks, Ira

Hello
There is no AppleWorks compiled for MacIntels BUT every versions since AppleWorks 6.2 are able to run on MacIntels.
When I say all, it's true and false.
AppleWorks 624 contains 624 running under OSX and 623 running under Classic
AppleWorks 627 contains 627 running under OSX and 625 running under Classic
AppleWorks 629 contains 629 running under OSX and 628 running under Classic
AW624, 627 or 629 may be used on your MacIntel.
AW629 is the best one.
No problem for documents created with AW6 under MacOS9. They are correctly opened undern modern machines.
The only known oddity is that the fonts available n MacOS X are not the same than those delivered with Mac OS X, even if they are named the same.
Small differences in the fonts drawings, small differences in the way fonts are rendered may introduce some changes in the doc's appearance but nothing which we can't reset.
I'm using AW6 since it's first delivery so, I'm not writing upon theory but from my own old practice.
Oops I was forgotting some spreadsheet embedding charts which used long charts titles. AW629 is unable to open them.
If you have such sheets, open them on an old version and edit them to shorten the titles (minus 64 characters). If I remember well I was forced to same them as AW5 documents then reopen them in AW629 to be able to use them.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE dimanche 9 décembre 2007 20:39:45)

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