I do not believe apple has any plans of stopping support for the classic environment THROUGH os x. classic works fine on my 2x2ghz G5, i just cant boot into os 9. sandor On Mar 31, 2004, at 5:27 AM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote: > Hi - > > Would Graphic Converter get data out of documents created > in Classic programs? I see an issue coming up on my next > machine purchase as my understanding is OS9 and the Classic > emulator will no longer be supported. > > I am upgrading everything for OSX, but there's still data > in old programs. I can keep an old machine around to read > the data and print it out, I suppose. Formatting isn't real > important, it's the data. > > Specifically - > > Excel98 - am planning to begin using Appleworks for this stuff, > hoping that I can import all old Excel sheets into Appleworks. > > EudoraPro 3.1 - am using Mail now, but Mail hasn't yet managed > to import all old mail. If I leave the old mail in Eudora, how do I get > it out should I not be running any OS9 at some point in the future? > (I am taking some of this old mail and copy/pasting it into TextEdit > as an interim solution.) > > PalmOS - a flaky program, so wondering should I make screenshots > of my calendar and address books from time to time, but this seems > like a really cumbersome way to ensure the data doesn't get lost. > > An opposite issue, if my main OSX machine crashes, and I have > to use my OS9 laptop for awhile, I imagine screenshots > (.pdf format) might be accessible in Adobe Acrobat, while > Textedit files (.rtf format) might be available in any word processor. > > Any thoughts? What are your strategies? > > > ---------- > G4ist, a listserv for discussion of everything G4. > FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/G4.html>. > Send a message to <G4-DIGEST at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to the > digest. > > XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> > > Dr. Bott LLC 4-port USB Hub in translucent Graphite! > Dr. Bott LLC <http://www.drbott.com/prod/ghub.html> > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Canon Digital > Cameras | > --Quicksilver & refurbished G4's arriving daily! | and Camcorders!! > | > > MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only > $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! > <http://www.macresq.com> > > OS X News, Dr.Mac, Forums, Tutorials, Tips, Hints, FAQ?s - > http://www.osxfaq.com >