Q: Is there a app. to convert olds appleworks documents to pages?

• Word Processing documents can be opened directly in Pages 4 (AppleWorks 6 only) but this is no longer available - the new Pages 5 (Mavericks required) does not open AppleWorks documents. Panergy Software's docXConverter v3.2 ($19.95) can convert Appleworks 5 and 6 Word Processing documents to RTF (though it has been reported that it can only handle documents which contain only text, not those which include images or frames). The latest version of the free LibreOffice has announced that it can open AppleWorks 6 Word Processing documents: it does appear to be able to handle at least some embedded images.
• Draw Documents can be opened directly only in EazyDraw (the more expensive version from their website, not the cheaper one from the Mac App Store, and you will need v4.0 'Retro' not the most recent version) or Intaglio (though this appears not to be able to handle very complex drawings).
• Spreadsheets can be opened directly only in the older versions of  Numbers - the new version for Mavericks will not do this. The old version is no longer available.
• Presentations can be opened directly only in the older versions Keynote; again the new version for Mavericks will not do this. The old version is no longer available.
• Nothing will open Databases or Paint documents.

You may find this extended article on 'Abandoning AppleWorks' helpful:

http://rfwilmut.net/aw

LibreOffice can open Clarisworks dcuments too.

Thanks - I'll make a note of that: it's not something I've been able to test.

Not that it has anything to do with AppleWorks or Pages, but LibreOffice can also open those Microsoft Publisher files PC users insist on sending.