to define terms:

Classic apps can be run native (e.g. under OS 9.2)  --> they are pre-Carbon etc. and will not run
normally under Mac OS X.

                            or

Classic apps can be run in the "Classic" environment UNDER OS X which often changes their
performance.

-so it depends where/how the word "classic"  is being used.

> Harley- Do your references to Classic mean booted into Classic, or running the Classic "emulator" while booted into X?
>
> Just for clarity..
>
> -Rob
>
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> Rob Maurizi
> Online Course Support Specialist
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>                         CDROM TOOL IN WEBCT
>
> MAC:
>
> * To run native in X there is Netscape 6.2.3.
> * Running NS/IE in Classic doesn't see hardware corectly
> from what I can see.
> * IE native just plain doesn't work for some reason.
>
>          Mac solutions:
>
> Safest bet is still NS 4.77 or IE 5.1.4(classic apps.) run natively
>  - as opposed to under X - I think this is true right now mostly
> because NS 6 is not battle tested for WebCT all 'round.
>
> If one has a newer Mac and are taking a course that uses the CDROM tool,
> then it is safest to boot up into a pre-X OS version (8-9.2)
>
> Macs almost always load the video right away.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> PC:
>
> On Windows 2000, IE 5.5 seems to run the best but IE 6 seems even
> slower as it seems to have to load all the content into cache before the
> Quicktime plug-in will even play.
>
> Netscape 4.78 loaded my video in short order, and though it looks like
> it is still download/caching, it WILL PLAY DIRECTLY off the CD. This is
> important because the reason to use such a tool is that you do not have
> to depend on bandwidth concerns (or speed of caching etc.)
>
> On Windows '98, IE 5.0-6 have worked.
>
> Netscape 4.7 does better since it does not have to load it onto the hard
> drive before playing.
>
> Again, this was observed on rather large files (on this Physics cd they
> range from 2MB - 109MB)
>
> Y.M.M.V - others please comment on their experience
>
> -Harley
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