How to convert an old cdr (3.0) ?

Hi there,

I realize this thread is over 13 years old. I've just come upon some old CDF files left by a dear friend who passed. I've tried to open the files in Adobe Illustrator and a just-downloaded free trial of CorelDRAW 2020, and neither will open them. When attempting to open in CorelDRAW 2020 I'm getting an error message "This file was last saved in version 3.0. Files from CorelDRAW 5 and earlier versions are no longer supported and cannot be opened or imported in CorelDRAW version 22.1."

I've been Googling around looking for solutions. I see suggestions to try and purchase old computers and old copies of earlier versions of CorelDRAW, but this sounds like an expensive and frustrating journey. Has anything happened in the past 13 years?

Thanks