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2004 Re-Polling: How often do you use Classic?
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Other polls | 2,236 votes | 24 comments
Yes, this is a re-polling...
It was nearly exactly a year ago that I asked this question for the first time. The final results in April of 2003 indicated that roughly 33% of you didn't use Classic any more, 30% used it "very rarely", and 11% of you had never used Classic.
So in the last 12 months, what's happened to the other 25%? Has your Classic use declined? Stayed the same? Gone up? How much longer will Classic be around for those of you who need it? -rob.
Classic is for Office
I primarily use Classic for Office 2001. I haven't seen any compelling reason to upgrade to Office X/2003/whatever in a long time. Even then, I only open those applications a couple of times a week.
Yes, this is a re-polling...
I have Entourage 2001. What else can I do but run Classic? I don't want to give MSFT any more $ for it.
Yes, this is a re-polling...
I do not have it installed on my laptop. It is on my desktop in case I want to play a reallllly old game.
Yes, this is a re-polling...
At work, I now have no Classic applications I use regularly, though I sometimes use GoLive 5.0 as my University is converting people to PCs by giving them new ones and providing Dreamweaver MX for the PC, and I don't have anything else for website maintenance on my PowerMac G4. I don't start up Classic on booting the machine as I usually do web editing on the PC.
Yes, this is a re-polling...
Well, as long as Rapscallion remains the only decent (and non-alpha) MUD client for MacOS, I'm stuck using Classic all day every day.
The author has promised to release the source to it (see www.rapscallion.co.uk), but that website's said "Soon. Honest." for months and I'm not holding my breath for it. (Grah! Andy, it's GREAT that you released Rapscallion for free but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE open up the source so we can get a decent MUD client on OS X!) Anyway, I'd love to trash Classic, but it's not gonna happen anytime soon.
Yes, this is a re-polling...
I honestly can't remember the last time I used classic on either of my main workstations. I do have an old pb5300 running 8.6 that gets used rarely for numbering press sheets, but that's it.
That said, the only app i use when I do use classic is Cruciverbalist, a crossword layout program. My usage of the program is driven by free time, so it's no wonder that I rarely use classic! :) In fact, I may move the program onto the laptop so I can sit out on the porch and make my crosswords! Just checked : last fired up Cruciverbalist on 12/23/2004. Free time, where are you? Tony
Yes, this is a re-polling...
Just checked : last fired up Cruciverbalist on 12/23/2004. Free time, where are you?
Having a little trouble with the Date & Time setting on your Mac, are you...? ;)
Too many interesting legacy apps
I bought my first Mac in 2002, so I've never used OS 9 thoroughly. I'm familiar enough with classic to troubleshoot some minor problems, but overall, not a fan.
Reason to keep Classic
I expect Apple will keep classic around for a while yet (at least, I hope they will), since it still has uses. Aside from those old apps that are dead but not forgotten, there are a handful of folks with, say, a copy of Photoshop 5 who're too cheap to upgrade it despite the fact that they're running OSX.
Classic and my scanner
There's only one reason why I still use classic and that's because UMAX is too incompetent to build native OSX driver software for my scanner. It is an Astra 4450 and I have to use the Classic scanning software just to use it. Unfortunately, according to the VueScan website: "All UMAX USB models except 3400 (some versions), 5400 and PowerLook 180" is unsupported so that doesn't help much and SANE doesn't like my scanner either so I'm pretty much stuck in Classic world until 1) UMAX releases some OSX stuff or 2) I buy a new scanner ... looks like it might be the 2nd choice but that's not going to happen for about a year or so. Bleh ...
Classic and my scanner
Have you looked at VueScan? Two of my clients were able to carry their ageing UMAX SCSI scanners forward into Mac OS X with that software.
Classic and my scanner
Yup ... just did... downloaded it, installed it, tried it ... doesn't work. The Apple Profiler knows the scanner is there but VueScan won't pick it up. I think it's because the scanner is a USB scanner instead of a SCSI. For some weird reason or another, most UMAX USB scanners won't work with it ... beats me why ...
Classic and my scanner
I think some of the USB UMAX Astras are really serial-based, they just have USB tacked on the outside, and this is why VueScan doesn't work. Quite annoying, really.
Classic and my scanner
yup. you nailed it. i have the same scanner and it is serial on the inside converted to usb at plug-in port.
Outlook 2001. That's why. [n/t]
[n/t]
No OS 9 Install
The past few instalations of OS X have been classic-free. This includes
No classic, but "true" os9
Once in awhile I boot into 9.2.2 still. (mostly testing things) and I do have one 7200/200 604e machine installed with 9.2.2 with os9forever.com's help. So, no "Classic" but I do still run os9 and use it occasionally. The 7500 is primarily a DNS server.
No classic, but "true" os9
same to me, I _NEVER_ use(d) Classic, but boot into OS 9 from time to time, but just to play all my games like UT and DeusEx - Gaming on OS 9 is still much much better than under OS X.
Not Classic, but "true" OS 9
It's been quite awhile since I've used Classic, but I keep a small drive loaded with OS 9 just for some of the 'good old' games... and PlusOptimizer.
For the really old games I have an LCIII with an Apple IIe card, and a 'Woz sig' IIGS. ;)
As time goes by...
As time goes by...
Well, in that year's time, we've added something like 20,000 'free account' registered users, and probably 2x that number of anon guests, so it's quite possible that the percentages have changed.
I don't use it, but my kids do
I never use classic any more and haven't for a long time, but my 3 and 1 year old use classic fairly frequently to run some of their games. There aren't a lot choices in games for their age group, and such games pretty much never get updated.
ATM/ATR still rule the platform
on my 'work' machine, i still use it daily because i still prefer Freehand 8 to 10, and my ATM/ATR still work in classic. Same for QuarkXpress 4.1. Type reunion (for me) is worth the toll it takes (running classic/semi-frequent crashes) on my otherwise X-only system. |
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