Yikes! How to access old Clarisworks documents

Hello-- I've been a teacher for a long time, and on Macs for 11 years. Been using a few of the same Clarisworks documents (late work slips, some rubrics, etc.) happily for quite some time and now they won't open. Didn't purchase iWork. If I get it will they open there? Any other tricks? Places online to convert file formats? I have Microsoft Office, but obviously that does me no good (?)
Help! I'm a little panicky, since the whole reason I bought a Mac was to have access to these files as I switched jobs...
Thanks!

*I have the same problem with our (now rather old) clarisworks drawing files that we still use at our school in new zealand. (i/o error)*
*KOENIG Yvan Suggested the following a while ago to Trick the 6.2.9 version into acting as v6.1. which can then be "updated" with the 6.2.4 updater*
*This worked fine, but the problem is I can't find the 6.2.4 updater anywhere.*
*Does anyone know where I can download the 6.2.4 updater? -thanks!*
Click on the AppleWorks 6.app package while pressing the ctrl key;
In the contextual menu, select "Show package contents"
Open the folder Contents then open the folder MacOS.
select AppleWorks 6 and duplicate it on the desktop.
Open the duplicate with Hexedit
Menu File > Open the other fork (this will open the resource fork)
Search for thr ASCII string
"6.2.9, Copyright Apple Computer, Inc. 1991-2003"
You will find it if you are using the US version or "Z-6.2.9, Copyright Apple Computer, Inc. 1991-2003" if you are using the International version.
About 16 bytes before the string beginning you will see the bytes:
40 06 29 80 .
Edit it as 40 06 21 80.
Edit the two occurences of 6.2.9 to 6.2.1
If you see a string like:
"AppleWorks Updater 6.2.9" or "AppleWorks Updater Z-6.2.9"
edit also 6.2.9 to 6.2.1
Save the edited file.
Move it back in its original folder.
After that, you will be able to apply the 624 or the 627 updater so, you will have an AW 6 able to open your old documents.
Yvan KOENIG

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