Difficult to say exactly what is different in some instances because it was so long ago that some of the information just isn't available. For instance it uses the 1st paw revamp instead of the original paw. It does however make changes on a consistent basis to return things to the original state when people notice something is wrong and petition or post it in the bugs forum.
Overall it "feels" like classic and unless you have extremely photographic and vivid memories you probably will be very happy with what you're experiencing. Charm works a bit differently, ie; too good. Bards have a few issues (no fail message), and there are a few damage shield issues, etc.. Some of these aren't specific to the server and are inherent EQEMU issues so they are hard to deal with.
Overall you would not be dissappointed and you'd be cheating yourself out of a great time if you waited for the eqclassic server which may or may not ever become a reality. And trust me you do NOT want to use the true original UI even if you could find it because it's horrible and very limiting. Use the velious UI and call it a day. I can't imagine how the original UI would look in super low res on a 22" widescreen monitor. *shudders*
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