[X4U] No AppleWorks on intel iMacs?

[Randy B.Singer]

Pete Zimowski said:

>Anyone else notice that AppleWorks is not listed in "Included  
>Software" on the iMac Core Duo pages of the Apple online store?  It's  
>specifically listed on as being on the iMac G5.
>
>Anyone know if AppleWorks will run on the Core Duo if installed?  If  
>so, obviously in Rosetta....
>
>Just looking for confirmation as I was asked for a product  
>recommendation.

Though many folks feared, and even presumed, that AppleWorks wouldn't run 
on the new Intel-based Macs, it does run on them, and it works 
surprisingly well.
(In the tech specs, Apple says that AppleWorks requires a "PowerPC 
processor.")
http://www.apple.com/appleworks/specs.html

However, AppleWorks is apparently a dead product.  It is not included 
with the new Intel-based Macs, and iWork has been billed by Apple as a 
replacement for AppleWorks. 

Unfortunately, other than iWork (which is not a complete office suite), 
the most obvious alternative to AppleWorks, NeoOffice, doesn't run on 
Intel-based Macs at all yet.  Nor does ThinkFree Office.  However, 
OpenOffice, running under X11, does work on Intel-based Macs:
http://www.openoffice.org/
Microsoft Office 2004, with the most recent updater installed, also works 
just fine on Intel-based Macs.



Randy B. Singer
Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)

Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting
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