Classic's Fate...
Now that Intel Macs are shipping we've learned that they will not support Classic Mac OS under OS X. This means that all future Macs will no longer support Classic either.
The question is, will Mac OS X 10.5 still support it?
I for one haven't used it in ages. Aside from OS 9 apps I wrote myself, I'd have no use for it and won't miss it when I get a new intel Mac.
But if 10.5 includes changes under the hood, it is possible that Apple won't spend time fixing classic since no new machines will support it anyhow. This would be the 6th Mac OS X release (excluding the public beta) and it might be time to drop it.
Do you Classic's end is in sight?
The question is, will Mac OS X 10.5 still support it?
I for one haven't used it in ages. Aside from OS 9 apps I wrote myself, I'd have no use for it and won't miss it when I get a new intel Mac.
But if 10.5 includes changes under the hood, it is possible that Apple won't spend time fixing classic since no new machines will support it anyhow. This would be the 6th Mac OS X release (excluding the public beta) and it might be time to drop it.
Do you Classic's end is in sight?
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Originally posted by Xool
Now that Intel Macs are shipping we've learned that they will not support Classic Mac OS under OS X. This means that all future Macs will no longer support Classic either.
The question is, will Mac OS X 10.5 still support it?
I for one haven't used it in ages. Aside from OS 9 apps I wrote myself, I'd have no use for it and won't miss it when I get a new intel Mac.
But if 10.5 includes changes under the hood, it is possible that Apple won't spend time fixing classic since no new machines will support it anyhow. This would be the 6th Mac OS X release (excluding the public beta) and it might be time to drop it.
Do you Classic's end is in sight?
I think it is.
And I think Classic was an ugly hack. And, when I actually used it back in the early OS X releases, it felt like most apps didn't run correctly...especially games and apps that needed direct access to hardware (for obvious reasons those didn't run).
I'd much rather see someone polish SheepShaver or BasiliskII for a fully protected OS 9 environment that actually *acts* the way it should.
Originally posted by Xool
Do you Classic's end is in sight?
Yes
Good riddence to the rubbish
Originally posted by Jwink3101
I could be perfectly happy without classic but there are still a few biology simulation apps i need to run with classic on my 12" PB. Hopefully my teacher will find something better soon.
I feel your pain, Cisco has loads of great tools for us CCNA students but they are all compiled for OS9...and they are mostly FLASH!!!
Kinda pathetic really
Originally posted by Aquatic
I know, right? Why isn't OS 9 a free download yet!?
Perhaps because it still ships on new computers.
I have a CD that came with my history book but I rarely used it and it wasn't so great, so getting rid of Classic is no skin off my back.
We still run Avid media composers on 9 at my work and they are very stable, but I don't know hoe much longer we can do that.
With all the concentration on Rossetta, I think that "Classic" is dead. If you are still on OS9 or have apps to run under the classic emulation, I'm afraid you are screwed.
Originally posted by buckeye
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With all the concentration on Rossetta, I think that "Classic" is dead. If you are still on OS9 or have apps to run under the classic emulation, I'm afraid you are screwed.
Classic is not an emulator. Classic is a PPC-based software that runs on PPC-based hardware. As for being screwed, nothing of the sort. You can keep your PPC-based Macs for Classic applications.