Older files on new iMac

I have an early G5 PowerMac that does not have the Intel chip.  OS 10.4.11. Works also on Classic OS.  I am thinking of upgrading.  I have many Microsoft 2000 Word and Pages files.  Will these files operate on a new iMac with the Intel chip?

Use this article to determine what applications you need to upgrade:
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
Office can be upgraded to Neo Office or OpenOffice for very little money compared to iWork or Microsoft Office. Appleworks has to be exported to Word, Excel, or dBase before any program will open it on an Intel Mac.  The one exception is if you have the crossplatform Appleworks for Mac/Windows CD.  In that event, you can install Windows on your new Mac, and install Appleworks on that.  If you are talking Microsoft Works, the now defunct Dataviz Maclinkplus can convert those to Word before before you move to an Intel Mac.  iWork can export to Microsoft Word and Excel as well before upgrading to Intel Macs.

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