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Q: Appleworks & Snow Leopard

I bought a new intel based imac a few months ago. I installed Appleworks 6.2.9 using OS 10.5.8 & it works fine. I have read the other posts about using Appleworks with Snow Leopard & I am reluctant to intall Snow Leopard if it will cause issues with Appleworks. Has there been an official answer or support from Apple as to whether Appleworks will function with SL? I would rather have Appleworks than SL to be honest. I am very disappointed with iworks! Whereʻs the draw, paint & database???

24" imac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Mac user since 1994

Posted on Oct 19, 2009 9:21 PM

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  • by Steve M.,

    Steve M. Steve M. Jan 18, 2010 5:53 PM in response to Dale Gillard
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    Jan 18, 2010 5:53 PM in response to Dale Gillard
    The way I see it is this. If you already have a program that you're used to and it works and you like it, you might as well keep using it for as long as you can get it to work. I don't use AppleWorks much, but some of my family do, so I'm glad I got it installed on my new iMac!

    Regards,
    Steve M.
  • by fruhulda,

    fruhulda fruhulda Jan 18, 2010 11:05 PM in response to Steve M.
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    Jan 18, 2010 11:05 PM in response to Steve M.
    iWork has three programs. I mostly use Pages both for text and layout but nothing fancy. Number I use for opening excel pages from work and Keynote is used for personal travel presentations. I miss the database in AW but right now I don't use database much.

    You could try iWork trial for 30 days. It does take a little while to get used to if you are set in the ways of AW.
  • by Steve M.,

    Steve M. Steve M. Jan 19, 2010 11:32 AM in response to fruhulda
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    Jan 19, 2010 11:32 AM in response to fruhulda
    You feel that iWork is just more fun to use than MS Office X? It's kind of silly to ask because I know I'd rather never have to use an MS product but sometimes I do because it works for what I need. I suppose iWork is just more "Mac-like" than MS Office, would you agree?

    Regards,
    Steve M.
  • by fruhulda,

    fruhulda fruhulda Jan 19, 2010 11:57 AM in response to Steve M.
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    Jan 19, 2010 11:57 AM in response to Steve M.
    No, it is not silly to ask. I have never liked MS Office. It have tons of feature which are hard to find. People are different and like different things. We aren't robots or clones.

    I love AW but it doesn't look as good on the screen anymore, compared to iWork. I just hope that Apple would add a database like the one in AW. Graphic programs doesn't have to be included. There are so many different one can use
  • by eas1,

    eas1 eas1 Jan 23, 2010 8:49 PM in response to Dale Gillard
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    Jan 23, 2010 8:49 PM in response to Dale Gillard
    Hi Dale,
    my eyes are now blurry after two days reading these discussions and 1.5 hours on the phone for AW6 help in Snow Leopard. I used Migration Asst. to transfer everything from my iBook with Tiger to my new iMac with Snow Leopard already installed. Upon opening AW6 from the dashboard, icon bounces twice and does nothing. I tried to individually open files created with old AW6 through Finder - nada. I then looked up in the discussion boards and tried:

    - Appleworks 6 updater (unable to find international english blablabla)
    - deleting Appleworks 6 preferences and .plist and running disk repair
    - optionally installing Rosetta from OS X install DVD (that came with iMac)

    nothing has worked. I believe I have located my old iBook install disks 1 & 2. I've read about reinstalling AW6 from this into my new iMac. Should I try this? and if I do, do I need to uninstall if from my iBook (as I've read somewhere?) I don't want to uninstall there bc I use the laptop occasionally. Do I need to delete anything else in my iMac to do this? OR should I try to re"install" by moving the AW6 folder from iBook to iMac like you've mentioned here?

    I'm desparate and upset that, one, I was unaware Snow Leopard hasn't anything comparable to AW6/Word processing - TextEdit is more like Textidiot, and two, it's looking like I have to BUY iWork when there are folks saying AW6 is working fine on their 10.6.2 :o(

    EAS
  • by fruhulda,

    fruhulda fruhulda Jan 23, 2010 11:09 PM in response to eas1
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    Jan 23, 2010 11:09 PM in response to eas1
    You have downloaded the International AW 6.9.2 update by mistake, which is easy to make when Apple doesn't put it in the list among the other updates There is a Download button up to the right on the update page. Use the button and you'll get an English version

    http://support.apple.com/downloads/AppleWorks6_2_9_forMac
  • by Steve M.,

    Steve M. Steve M. Jan 23, 2010 11:26 PM in response to fruhulda
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    Jan 23, 2010 11:26 PM in response to fruhulda
    Apple makes AppleWorks sound so good in their little product blurb that it makes the user wonder why they discontinued it!

    Regards,
    Steve M.

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  • by 76papa,

    76papa 76papa Jan 29, 2010 1:21 PM in response to Dianef94@aol.com
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    Jan 29, 2010 1:21 PM in response to Dianef94@aol.com
    I too tried installing AW from my powermac G4 to a new iMac with 10.6.2 os. It wasn't successful.
    What I need is a program where I can do drawings and building plans like I did on AW. as well as
    word processing. iWork doesn't sound like it will do that.
  • by Steve M.,

    Steve M. Steve M. Jan 29, 2010 2:02 PM in response to 76papa
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    Jan 29, 2010 2:02 PM in response to 76papa
    Did you do as Dale Gillard suggested in one of the above posts about just moving (copying) your AppleWorks 6 folder from your old G4 installation over to your new iMac? I think this is the most straight forward way of moving it to a new installation.

    Regards,
    Steve M.
  • by 76papa,

    76papa 76papa Jan 29, 2010 5:39 PM in response to Steve M.
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    Jan 29, 2010 5:39 PM in response to Steve M.
    What I did was back up the files from the old G4 onto an external hard drive and then retrieved it to the new iMac. When I try to open AW files now I get it in html gobblygook because it cant find the original program. Obviously, Apple has abandoned AW compatibility with the latest OS, so I think I will abandon fooling with it anymore and find other software that can do what I want. Any recommendations?

    Al
  • by Barbara Brundage,

    Barbara Brundage Barbara Brundage Jan 29, 2010 8:00 PM in response to 76papa
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    Jan 29, 2010 8:00 PM in response to 76papa
    You need to copy over the appleworks folder from Applications, not just the documents. It works just fine for me in SL.
  • by Barry,

    Barry Barry Jan 29, 2010 11:39 PM in response to 76papa
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    Jan 29, 2010 11:39 PM in response to 76papa
    76papa wrote:
    What I did was back up the files from the old G4 onto an external hard drive and then retrieved it to the new iMac. When I try to open AW files now I get it in html gobblygook because it cant find the original program. Obviously, Apple has abandoned AW compatibility with the latest OS, so I think I will abandon fooling with it anymore and find other software that can do what I want. Any recommendations?


    Al,

    Apple has declared EOL for AppleWorks, meaning they no longer sell or support it or supply it bundled with any current Mac. AppleWorks still works with every version of OS X to date, including Snow Leopard.

    On your new iMac, Snow Leopard "can't find the original program" because you haven't installed AppleWorks on that machine. Move the whole AppleWorks folder from your old G4 into the Applications folder on your new iMac, and you will again be able to access those AppleWorks files. Snow Leopard will ask if you want to install Rosetta the first time you try to launch AppleWorks. Say yes.

    As for 'other software that can do what you want,' recommendations would depend on what it is that you want to do. The iWork applications, Pages, Numbers and Keynote, can open AppleWorks 6 word processing, spreadsheet and presentation files respectively. Numbers, or Numbers in combination with Bento can handle some database tasks, but not as much as could be done with AppleWorks. Filemaker Pro can do much more, but also costs much more, both in dollars and in time spent learning. Neither, to the best of my knowledge can open existing AW database documents.

    There's more on migrating from AppleWorks in a. brody's User Tip, AppleWorks for the modern day, a migration tip.

    Regards,
    Barry
  • by 76papa,

    76papa 76papa Jan 30, 2010 5:15 AM in response to Barbara Brundage
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    Jan 30, 2010 5:15 AM in response to Barbara Brundage
    Oh, Now I see the problem. I destroyed the G4 for security reasons. Is there any way I can get the AW application folder? I'm willing to pay someone for a copy.

    Al
  • by fruhulda,

    fruhulda fruhulda Jan 30, 2010 7:30 AM in response to 76papa
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    Jan 30, 2010 7:30 AM in response to 76papa
    Look for it on Internet. Get AW 6 for Macintosh. Then update with AW 6.2.9 update from Apple.
  • by WindRowe,

    WindRowe WindRowe Jan 30, 2010 9:24 AM in response to a brody
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    Jan 30, 2010 9:24 AM in response to a brody
    Many thanks for this post! It has been very reassuring.

    Just to be absolutely sure, would you be kind enough to confirm that I'll be O.K. to upgrade to SL based on the following:

    iMac Model 7.1
    System: Mac OS X 10.5.8
    Appleworks 6.2.9

    Any particular precautions I need to take (other than full backup) before I act ? I note from one of your links that Rosetta is needed - I assume this is built into OS X 10.5.8. ?

    I also note from the same link that there are some problems with iPhoto 8.1 in SL. Would I be wise to delay upgrading at this stage?

    Thanks much for your help.
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