On Mon, 10 May 2004 17:28:58 -0700 Jason R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> yes, i too used to use AOL on a classic mac, an SE... use to actually > do research for my high school reports on it AOL started out as AppleLink-Personal Edition, an service just for the Apple II and Macintosh (operated by what was then Quantum Computer Services). They changed the name to America OnLine sometime in early 1990 or late '89. (I know this because I recently came across my old issues of the AppleLink-PE and short-lived America Online Magazine, the paper publications that went with the service.) Somewhere along the line they opened it up to other platforms, and eventually shrunk it back down to two (Mac & Windows). I bailed and switched to GEnie when the Apple II support started to wane. (I was using the IIgs client software.) -- Michael -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
