Here, I'll link my own post with respect to the UI issue:
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...&postcount=458
Long story short, the project 1999 admins decided to use the UI that works best on modern hardware. The one we have is still a classic-era UI, just not the one the majority of users used most the time. The "periscope" UI comes with a lot of headaches.
Danth