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TIGER AND CLASSIC
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Gotta love those exploding birthday cakes. Power Pete is great! And so are a bunch of other old games, Scarab of Ra, Warlords, Infotron, Civilization, and many other 68k era games regularly.
I *hope* they haven't dropped classic support, that would really suck. Uh-oh, there's no Classic preference pane in system prefs http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/systempreferences/ not good That would also mean no more original Unreal Tournament, Noooooooooo!!! Hopefully they get the OS X port done soon! http://www.utpg.org/
Does anyone know for sure if classic is not in Tiger?
I *hope* they haven't dropped classic support, that would really suck. Uh-oh, there's no Classic preference pane in system prefs http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/systempreferences/ not good That would also mean no more original Unreal Tournament, Noooooooooo!!! Hopefully they get the OS X port done soon! http://www.utpg.org/
Does anyone know for sure if classic is not in Tiger?
The classic preference panel remains hidden until you run your first classic app.
They have not removed it, but they seem to not want people to know about it unless they need to...
They have not removed it, but they seem to not want people to know about it unless they need to...
AppleAce said:
I think that by time they do few enough people will need it and getting a pre-OS X machine will be cheap enough that those who need Classic can just pick up a dedicated OS 9 box.
AppleAce said:
If you've been playing Unreal Tournament in Classic all this time, that is a little sad. There has been a Mac OS X port since late 2001 (here).
I don't know why you thought there wasn't one... you might want to ask about these things earlier.
Four years is a long time to be playing a game in Classic that was already out for Mac OS X. I've been using it since 10.1 (requires 10.0.4 or higher).Best of luck with your new game.
because as long as classic support exists Apple will continue to support it in terms of troubleshooting and such. And answering dumb os9 questions is annoying. People need to just buy osx or all osx applications and live in the now. As long as apple supports it people will continue to be stubbornMisterMe said:
So you are concerned about Apple's finances? You would like our favorite fruit company to reduce its work force? Well, let me assure you that Apple is doing just fine. You need not be concerned.earthtoandy said:
What about MacOS 9 smart questions? If your job requires your to answer "dumb os9 questions" that go against your sensiblities, you should seek other employment. "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."earthtoandy said:
People need? People need food, clothes, and shelter. People need love, medicine, and understanding. Computers are tools. If someone has a tool that works for them, there is no need to replace it. The money they spend on a new computer may better be spent on a new widescreen TV. The money they spend on new software may be better spent on tickets to a Washington Nationals game.earthtoandy said:
When Apple drops Classic support, it will not suddenly stop working. A lot of people will refuse to upgrade to any new OS that does not support Classic. Others will hold on to their MacOS 9-bootable computers until they fall apart. If your most fervent hope comes true, it will actually hurt Apple sales.earthtoandy said:
wow, i'm sorry but that was a really assinine response. lecturing me about apple and its position is quite comical.
It is beneficial for a platform to be uniform. It helps all of us. And there is no such thing as a smart OS9 question since the answer too all of these questions is most likely "Get OSX". Hurt apple sales? A minute ago you said they were doing fine. Besides if people were forced to stop being so stubborn and hanging on to an obsolete OS they will finally buy the software they actually need. People want their cake and eat it too. They want to be current on some things but then have everything else be old and to work flawlessly. If you want your old stuff use a computer with OS9, thats your perogative.
OS9 is a tumor on OSX. Its time is over.
It is beneficial for a platform to be uniform. It helps all of us. And there is no such thing as a smart OS9 question since the answer too all of these questions is most likely "Get OSX". Hurt apple sales? A minute ago you said they were doing fine. Besides if people were forced to stop being so stubborn and hanging on to an obsolete OS they will finally buy the software they actually need. People want their cake and eat it too. They want to be current on some things but then have everything else be old and to work flawlessly. If you want your old stuff use a computer with OS9, thats your perogative.
OS9 is a tumor on OSX. Its time is over.
Take a business course. Heck, ask a business professor. Perhaps, he will take the time to explain the concept to you.earthtoandy said:
Stubborn? When you get a real job, you are going to learn that in the greater scheme of things in the world, stubborness is one of the least important. But, look. In the real world, real people choose the tools that they feel are best suited to do real work for real money. Despite your limited experience, there are many people out there who use MacOS 9 or even older operating systems because the software needed for their jobs is not available on MacOS X. This is a difficult concept for you to understand now, but you will understand it when you grow up.earthtoandy said:
You would rather people use MacOS 9 on old computers than use Classic on new computers. You have made that point clear. Apple Computer disagrees with you. So do I.earthtoandy said:
People who have real tumors take offense.earthtoandy said:
Classic is MacOS 9, somewhere between version 9.0.4 and 9.2.2. The newer, the better. Every Macintosh that ships with MacOS X also ships with MacOS 9. Some ship with MacOS 9 preinstalled. Others require you to install it from the disks that shipped with your computer. This will vary from model to model. If you want help, you will have to give the Mac model and the approximate date of purchase. But the bottomline is that you should not have to buy anything else to get Classic if you are the first owner of your computer.joey4127 said:
Who knows if this will still be true for macs that are released after Tiger is available?MisterMe said:
At some point Apple will stop shipping Classic with new machines. And probably with one of the next two OS releases after that happens they will drop support for Classic.
