Can Ghost version. 15 view version 12 backups?

I have an old computer with Ghost ver 12.0 on it with backups from that version on an external disk drive.  I now have a new computer running Win7.  If I install ver 15 on my new computer, will I be able to restore files that were made with ver 12 and reside on the external drive?

 

My old computer is either dead or very near death.  I'm not even sure I can boot it up again and I need some files that are on this backup!  If ver 15 won't work in this manner, does anyone have any other suggestions as to how I can get my files?

 

Thanks!
Anne