--Set user definable Configs
set displayDialogs to 1 --change the 0  to just use Speech
set UseSpeech to 0 -- chnge to 1 to have Speech tell you IF Classic is running or not
set i to 8 -- seconds to wait before dismissing the dialog automatically 0 is off
-- End user definable configs

-------------------------- Begin Script 
if displayDialogs = 0 then
  set UseSpeech to 1
end if
tell application "Finder"
  if (name of (every application process)) contains "Classic Support" then
    activate
    if UseSpeech = 1 then
      say "Classic is running."
    end if
    if displayDialogs = 1 then
      beep
      display dialog "
Classic is running. Shutdown Classic?" buttons ¬
      {"Yes", "No"} default button "No" with icon caution giving up after i
      set the btnRetrnd to the button returned of the result

            if the btnRetrnd is "Yes" then
        tell application "Classic Support" to quit
      end if
    end if
  else --classic is not running 
    activate
    if UseSpeech = 1 then
      say "Classic is not running."
    end if
    if displayDialogs = 1 then
      beep
      display dialog "Classic is not running.  Startup Classic?" buttons ¬
      {"Yes", "No"} default button "No" with icon caution giving up after i
      set the btnRetrnd to the button returned of the result
      if the btnRetrnd is "Yes" then
        tell application "Classic Startup" to activate
      end if
    end if
  end if
end tell