Well, not me, but PiperDad. He’s had trouble transitioning from Claris Works to Word, since he’s getting up there. If I find an old copy of Claris Works, would it still work on OS X?
Yes, but not in Leopard or better - since Apple dropped Classic support in those OSs.
If you have 10.5+, you can download a Virtual machine called “Sheepshaver,” which works quite well, although it can be a little difficult to set up. Google for “chubby bunny” (don’t ask…).
When you say Claris Works, do you actually mean Apple Works?
The Macintosh that you want to run Apple Works on: does it have an Intel or a PowerPC processor? What version of OS X is it running?
See the Wikipedia article on the Classic Environment, a way to run Apple OS 9 applications on OS X.
AppleWorks, at least the latest version they put out, is an OS X application anyhow. (Or, to be precise, a Carbon app that will run equally well under OS 9 or OS X).
If you’re going app-shopping anyhow, look for that one.
Ahunter3, you’re right! I forgot all about that! It’s been so long that I used AppleWorks that I didn’t remember that it runs under Macintosh OS X.
Your earlier question is worth asking though, because ClarisWorks was not a Carbon app, and therefore won’t run without either Classic mode (on pre-10.5 systems) or an emulator like Sheepshaver (on 10.5 and later, as mentioned). The same is true for AppleWorks version 5, which was what ClarisWorks 5 was renamed to.
So, actually, it’s best for the OP if he can get his hands on AppleWorks v6. Also, the update to v6.2.9 is still available on Apple’s website.
Wow. I forgot how long it’s been since I was working with Mac emulation. Nice that Sheepshaver finally became a usable product. Back when I was emulating, we were stuck with the 68k emulation.
Sheepshaver IS nice. It networks. You can run internet apps and connect to & use resources at remote TCP locations. I’ve found it to be a bit buggy with programs that generate their own virtual-memory swapfiles quite aside from OS 9’s built-in capacity for same, one example being Photoshop of the OS 9 vintage. The most annoying non-bug aspect of Sheepshaver is the lack of a fully integrated Finder experience. Having to drill through the Unix directory representing the root directory of OS X can be annoying when you’re used to the Classic environment where Command-D puts you on your Desktop which is your OS X desktop and not the desktop of your emulated OS 9 environment.