Phil St. Romain
02-26-2002, 03:27 PM
OK, Classic is not OS X, but getting Classic to work well in OS X is pretty important to most of us. Not many X-only users out there yet.
Here are a few things I've found to improve Classic. Additions welcomed.
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STRONG RECOMMENDATION: have your Classic system folder on a separate partition from OS X. It's not that OS X won't work on the same partition, but that any damage to the partition caused by one OS won't affect the other that way. I have one parition for OS X, one for Classic, and one for OS 9.1 reboot.
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It might be a good idea to reboot into your Classic OS 9 Sytem folder to do these.
1. Run some kind of disk utility like Disk First Aid, Norton Disk Doctor, or Tech Tool Pro to reapair any problems in your Classic drive/partition.
2. De-fragment your Classic drive/partition: Norton Speed Disk, Plus Optimizer.
3. Set up your control panels and extensions for Classic using Extensions Manager or Conflict Catcher by turning on only those that you're sure you will need. You don't even need all those in the Base sets. If you're sure you won't use it in Classic, turn it off. If you're not sure, leave it on.
4. Rebuild your desktop. You can also do this through the Advanced tab in the Classic System Preference in OS X.
5. In the Classic System Preference in OS X, Advanced tab, set Classic to never go to sleep. This will prevent lags in Classic performance, and some of the freezes in Classic that a few have reported.
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That's a start. We might need to spend more time on #3, but the needs here will depend on what Classic apps you're using, if you will print or scan, etc.
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BTW, my apps run as well or better on Classic than OS 9 (excluding Virtual PC, which doesn't work with Classic). Classic boots up faster than OS 9 and crashes less.
Phil
Here are a few things I've found to improve Classic. Additions welcomed.
--------------
STRONG RECOMMENDATION: have your Classic system folder on a separate partition from OS X. It's not that OS X won't work on the same partition, but that any damage to the partition caused by one OS won't affect the other that way. I have one parition for OS X, one for Classic, and one for OS 9.1 reboot.
---------------
It might be a good idea to reboot into your Classic OS 9 Sytem folder to do these.
1. Run some kind of disk utility like Disk First Aid, Norton Disk Doctor, or Tech Tool Pro to reapair any problems in your Classic drive/partition.
2. De-fragment your Classic drive/partition: Norton Speed Disk, Plus Optimizer.
3. Set up your control panels and extensions for Classic using Extensions Manager or Conflict Catcher by turning on only those that you're sure you will need. You don't even need all those in the Base sets. If you're sure you won't use it in Classic, turn it off. If you're not sure, leave it on.
4. Rebuild your desktop. You can also do this through the Advanced tab in the Classic System Preference in OS X.
5. In the Classic System Preference in OS X, Advanced tab, set Classic to never go to sleep. This will prevent lags in Classic performance, and some of the freezes in Classic that a few have reported.
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That's a start. We might need to spend more time on #3, but the needs here will depend on what Classic apps you're using, if you will print or scan, etc.
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BTW, my apps run as well or better on Classic than OS 9 (excluding Virtual PC, which doesn't work with Classic). Classic boots up faster than OS 9 and crashes less.
Phil