Prepressforums.com - OS X Classic

Emjess · #1 (**permalink**) 03-17-2006, 08:54 PM

I have an old G3 with Quark 3.32 and dispatch on it. It has served me very well but its on its last legs so I'd like to use my new G5, running Classic with Quark 3.32 and Quark dispatch. This should be doable right? I have yet to try anything in Classic and don't really know how to go about it....

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

jimking · #2 (**permalink**) 03-17-2006, 09:21 PM

It may work. Do you have a floppy drive? 8O

cari · #3 (**permalink**) 03-18-2006, 05:23 PM

When you buy a new car would you want to put the engine of an old car in there and just enjoy the outside of the new car?

Eg. why purchase a new G5 and not upgrade your software?

I realise that wasn't what you were asking, but you might be generating more issues that require complex work-arounds wanting to continue the useage of Quark 3.32, rather then make things run smoothly...

My advice would be to either convert to Adobe Creative Suite or upgrade your copy of Quark. I'd opt for the first option, as you'd get a lot more value for your money :wink:

David · #4 (**permalink**) 03-19-2006, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Emjess

I have an old G3 with Quark 3.32 and dispatch on it. It has served me very well but its on its last legs so I'd like to use my new G5, running Classic with Quark 3.32 and Quark dispatch. This should be doable right? I have yet to try anything in Classic and don't really know how to go about it....

Running Classic is a no-brainer. Once you have your OS installed (OS X and OS 9), Classic runs and you won't even notice it. You will have two system folders on your Mac, one for each OS. I go back and forth all the time, using Illustrator or Indesign in OS X, then run Quark 5 in OS 9, without missing a beat, no logging in or out, just simply launch the application and you're good to go.

I agree with Cari, you may want to look to update your Quark 3 to at least Quark 5 (if you can find it, you got one old app there), it's far better and easier to install (it's on a CD instead of a floppy). Quark 5 will open your Quark 3 files just fine.
With the floppies for Quark 3, you will need to either get a USB floppy drive (piece o' crap), or get hold of a Mac that still has a floppy drive in working order and make a disk image of each of the disks, copy the disk images over to the new Mac, and use those to install the app (on the non-floppy drive Mac).

hope this helps,
David

almaink · #5 (**permalink**) 03-19-2006, 06:20 AM

You could just copy drag your Quack 3.32 folder over to your G5 via ethernet or copy it to a disk. The classic Quarks didn't install anything outside the Quark folder, even the preferences are in the main Quark application folder. But like the others said upgrading your software is a better idea.

David · #6 (**permalink**) 03-19-2006, 06:33 AM

yeah, thanks almaink, I forgot about that. It's been a while since I've used Quark 3 (I believe it was released in 96?).
I've slept since then!

cheers,
David

ChilBear · #7 (**permalink**) 03-19-2006, 07:03 AM

Another easy way to transfer is to FTP/email it to yourself. Drag the disk to your own server(could be your new G5) if you have one or FTP it somewhere then retrieve it. For the files you can email them to yourself if they are small.

Emjess · #8 (**permalink**) 03-19-2006, 09:04 AM

Thanks Guys,

I do have all the latest apps, CS2, Quark 6..etc. Its just that the "other" dept. where I work use Quark 3.32 and dispatch in OS 8.6. I have to get at these pages thru Quark Dispatch and output to our CTF system. Yes I know I could simply save a version outside of dispatch and use a later version of Quark...long story....

Its not that Quark 3.32 is not doing the job its just that the machine that houses it is crumbling and I have about 16 G5s in our creative ad production dept. all shiny and new so I thought I'd simply try one running this old app in Classic in case that old box buys the farm one day. This time next year, the production side should be switched over to InDesign...its just until they move over...

David · #9 (**permalink**) 03-19-2006, 09:24 AM

Then probably your only hurdle will be getting the floppy disk converted to disk images or copy the Quark folder from the old machine via a network connection. It's just that I don't know of anyone running Quark 3 on a G5, but it should work, I can't imagine any reason why it shouldn't.
What OS you got on the G5? 10.3.9 or 10.4.5? You may have trouble with Tiger, but that's a maybe.

good luck,
you should be okay
David

Emjess · #10 (**permalink**) 03-19-2006, 09:35 AM

Thanks David!

Will give it a whirl..

Those G5s are running panther....I'm on a powerbook with Tiger but I'd be trying the panther G5 for prepress.

I'll post back results...