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Severed Hand of Skywalker · Apr 17, 2005, 10:51 PM

Simple question, got rid of mine when Quark 6 came out.

KeriVit · Apr 17, 2005, 10:57 PM

Same here. Q6- no classic. Though we keep it installed on one machine for emergencies...

MacMan4000 · Apr 17, 2005, 11:11 PM

I have it for the occasional Res-Edit hacking... it does wonders for EV Nova

Kenneth · Apr 17, 2005, 11:13 PM

Classic? It's dead for long.

RGB · Apr 17, 2005, 11:17 PM

I really don't remember, I'd have to check. I think I do, but really don't know.

ManOfSteal · Apr 17, 2005, 11:33 PM

Classic? Hmm, sounds familiar. I vaguely remember something called "Classic" a few years back involving OS X. It's been so long I can't place it though. Damn!

demograph68 · Apr 17, 2005, 11:57 PM

I am contemplating whether or not I should install it so that I can play Deus Ex.

AppleOptionFour · Apr 18, 2005, 12:00 AM

It would be cool to play with hypercard again.

Brass · Apr 18, 2005, 12:06 AM

I still need Classic unfortunately. There is no replacement for the free 3D modelling application "Design Workshop Lite" that I've been using in recent years. The producers don't seem to be interested in updating the Mac version, and nobody else seems to have a free (or even cheap) application that does the same job.

- - e r i k - - · Apr 18, 2005, 12:16 AM

I used it to connect to the Exchange-server at work with Outlook 2001. No other way of doing it

No classic on my PB though. And Deus Ex won't work in classic either the last time I tried... so good riddance.

ryaxnb · Apr 18, 2005, 12:31 AM

Classic on iBook, no Classic on Mac Mini

mitchell_pgh · Apr 18, 2005, 12:36 AM

No classic. If I can't fix it in OS X, it wasn't meant to be.

Randman · Apr 18, 2005, 12:43 AM

Have Classic. Maybe when Quark 7 comes out, it'll be pushed off to the side but I'll probably keep it on my bootable external for as long as its bundled with OS X, just in case.

MilkmanDan · Apr 18, 2005, 12:45 AM

Just in case, though I deleted all the classic apps from my computer.

Athens · Apr 18, 2005, 02:43 AM

Until I up my ram I still sometimes use OS 9 for my web work. Other times I use OS 9 for real time sound editing with Pro Tools just because OS 9 is sooooooo light on the system resources. And I miss its simply function sometimes.

When I have Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Graphic Converter, Word, IE or Netscape, ICQ, MSN, Transmit, Macast all open at the same time my Mac on OS 9 is still faster then my P4 2.8Ghz and its only a 800Mhz G4 with 256MB of PC133 ram. All that runs fine in OS X too at the same time but switching apps takes a while. And in OS 9 I can run all that with VM off for that extra speed

so im going to keep OS 9 for a while. Wish new machines could run OS 9 though. One of the reasons im keeping my iMac for many years to come.

ink · Apr 18, 2005, 02:43 AM

I got rid of it when I installed Jaguar.

JLFanboy · Apr 18, 2005, 03:06 AM

I've still got it, though I'm not sure why. When I went from 10.1 to Jaguar I still had the odd Classic app or two, like Photoshop (I hadn't updated yet). When I went from Jaguar to Panther I kept it because...just in case, I guess.

But as soon as I make the move to Tiger it's gone. Classic and every remnant and trace of it.

Free at last and all that.

Goldfinger · Apr 18, 2005, 03:37 AM

I still got it somewhere tucked away on a disk image.

subego · Apr 18, 2005, 03:55 AM

I've had it for Adobe Streamline, though I leave it off until I need it, and my periodic hard drive wipes have gotten it off all my computers but one.

AFAICT, Adobe CS2 has a streamline like function, so I may never need it again.

I do still want to finish Baldur's Gate one of these days though.

Judge_Fire · Apr 18, 2005, 03:57 AM

I've got a minimalist, stripped down system 9 folder for running just two apps : Netscape 4 and IE 5.

It's scary how many people still use those, although perfectly understandable. So checking any site I build is still needed.

J

Marcus Karlsson · Apr 18, 2005, 04:51 AM

Classic on iBook.

REB3L · Apr 18, 2005, 05:09 AM

I still use eWorld quite frequently, so I need classic.

Weyland-Yutani · Apr 18, 2005, 05:25 AM

Yes I have Classic installed. Haven't needed it since XPress 6 was released but it is still there. :/

Hawkeye_a · Apr 18, 2005, 05:37 AM

I got it on my Powerbook. i tried going without it for a period...survived just fine. The only time i ever boot into OS9 is to play Full Throttle or X-Plane( which runs a lot more smoothly in 9 than is X).

DeathToWindows · Apr 18, 2005, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by demograph68

I am contemplating whether or not I should install it so that I can play Deus Ex.

Yeah, the Glide plugin makes it quite playable

Mastrap · Apr 18, 2005, 10:05 AM

No classic since Jaguar. Ditched Quark for Indesign long ago, that was the last of my classic apps.

Eug Wanker · Apr 18, 2005, 10:26 AM

I still say it's justifiable for Apple to no longer support Classic once 10.5 hits, in 2007.

I know that a few people at MacNN would vehemently disagree with this, though.

wdlove · Apr 18, 2005, 10:30 AM

Yes, but haven't used it in months. Just haven't removed Classic, sounds like a good project when I install Tiger.

E's Lil Theorem · Apr 18, 2005, 10:30 AM

Classic is not installed on my G5, but it was installed on my G4.

SVass · Apr 18, 2005, 11:10 AM

I have it with useful applications. ClarisWorks 4 (with a functioning Publish and Subscribe), German-English & English-German translator, Wolfenstein 3D, Shanghai, Corel Paint & Draw, Word Perfect, ClarisWorks for Kids, BreakOut, and Photoshop 6.0. sam

budster101 · Apr 18, 2005, 11:23 AM

Classic was so, unclassic for me.

BoomStick · Apr 18, 2005, 11:30 AM

I still use Streamline 4 so classic has to stay even though the lie known as Classic was broken from day one.

Patty · Apr 18, 2005, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by budster101

Classic was so, unclassic for me.

Yes, like a classic automobile, it should be used as infrequently as possible. I'm sorry to say, but Classic:

Stradlater · Apr 18, 2005, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by Patty

Gee whiz Budster, did you come up with that on your own?

Almost as clever as your current 'NN hijinks.

Re: the actual thread, I have it installed, but in a disk image -- I rarely use it.

mitchell_pgh · Apr 18, 2005, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by BoomStick

I still use Streamline 4 so classic has to stay even though the lie known as Classic was broken from day one.

You and a million other designers out there... I just don't get Adobe at times. How hard would it be to make a crap OS X port of Streamline and charge $50 for an upgrade?

chris v · Apr 18, 2005, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by mitchell_pgh

You and a million other designers out there... I just don't get Adobe at times. How hard would it be to make a crap OS X port of Streamline and charge $50 for an upgrade?

No, they've "integrated" the feature into Illustrator, which is a $149.00 upgrade. but don't expect it to actually work, or for any bug fixes ("Bug fix? What's that?" --Adobe Illustrator Team) to be forthcoming, until you've paid for at least 2 more $149.00 "upgrades."

OreoCookie · Apr 18, 2005, 12:05 PM

It only wastes space, why bother.

IceEnclosure · Apr 18, 2005, 12:44 PM

Streamline's awesome. and yes, I've got 9.2.2 installed

mitchell_pgh · Apr 18, 2005, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by chris v

No, they've "integrated" the feature into Illustrator, which is a $149.00 upgrade. but don't expect it to actually work, or for any bug fixes ("Bug fix? What's that?" --Adobe Illustrator Team) to be forthcoming, until you've paid for at least 2 more $149.00 "upgrades."

Why fix bugs when you can add new features!!!

ReggieX · Apr 18, 2005, 02:17 PM

I have a full working install of MacOS 9 on a separate partition that I can boot into, so voted Yes. Even with 3DfxGlideLib, games still work best in their native environment.

Originally Posted by OreoCookie

It only wastes space, why bother.

Because there are a lot of apps that have no OS X-native replacement, that's why.

The Godfather · Apr 18, 2005, 02:33 PM

I use it for certain engineering applications that haven't made it to OSX yet.

MacMan4000 · Apr 18, 2005, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by ReggieX

I have a full working install of MacOS 9 on a separate partition that I can boot into, so voted Yes. Even with 3DfxGlideLib, games still work best in their native environment.

I miss being abel to boot into OS 9 natively

My iMac G5 wont do it. My old 1GHz eMac was the last Apple model that could to it. And it was damn ugly I might add... and huge.

theolein · Apr 18, 2005, 07:21 PM

I have it on my machine for an anceint version of Fontographer, which I needed at my last job, but apart from that I have never used it.

CharlesS · Apr 18, 2005, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

I still say it's justifiable for Apple to no longer support Classic once 10.5 hits, in 2007.

I know that a few people at MacNN would vehemently disagree with this, though.

Have a look at the poll. Roughly half of the people responding use Classic. And the people that make up the MacNN community are more likely to be enthusiasts who will have upgraded all their software than the average user, so...

Zimphire · Apr 18, 2005, 09:11 PM

Not on my home computer.

But at work we use OS 9 because that is what our ad tracking program was written for.

We are moving to OS X soon after Tiger's release. Probably around 10.4.1

Captain Obvious · Apr 18, 2005, 09:14 PM

No, on my computers that only boot into OSX.
Yes, on my QS since it still supports OS9.
I would not run Classic through OSX.

TailsToo · Apr 18, 2005, 10:23 PM

Only need it to play Hoyles.

Mafia · Apr 18, 2005, 10:24 PM

i do, but i never use it.