You don't need their desktop, although it is neat. You can just use a
regular web Browser and set up an account in Apple Mail for AOL mail
so you don't tie up the phone line. I have a friend who uses AOL on
my Mac and that's the way she does it. I've just recently installed
the desktop and it does seem from the brief time I played around with
it to work. Be sure to download the desktop and not the older software.
On Jul 24, 2008, at 1:48 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
You'll want their latest AOL Desktop which can be found here:
http://daol.aol.com/software/desktop-for-mac
Last version I tried had issues in the compose mail section where VO
didn't echo what I typed and such. I also noticed the installer has
some modal dialogs which after hitting OK I still had to navigate to
the Next button to continue the install. The AIM chat log was also
kind cumbersome to navigate around in. It's getting there as far as
accessibility but not 100% yet.
You could also try out their webmail at
mail.aol.com
or try setting up Apple Mail to suck down email messages. Found a
FAQ here:
http://members.aol.com/adamkb/aol/mailfaq/imap/applemail.html
Apple hasn't shipped a modem in their machines for sometime.
Broadband penetration these days is high enough that the majority of
users aren't doing dialup.
CB
UCLA Bruins Fan wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I will be on vacation next week and will not have access to high
speed internet. I will need to use AOL and dial up. How accessible
is AOL with VO? Where can I get a veraion for mac to install on my
macbook?
I am pretty sure that I will need to purchase a USB modem, because
my macbook doesn't have an internal one. Correct me if I'm wrong;
I got my macbook in December, and I don't see a jack for a modem.
Thanks for any help.
Olivia
