Re: AOL GS

[jbcole@ix.netcom.com (��liTHium)]

In article <5gsrp5$44q$1@europa.frii.com>, shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy
Shackelford) wrote:

> In article <5gsfmd$jv@login.freenet.columbus.oh.us>,
> Josh Seymour <jseymour@freenet.columbus.oh.us> wrote:
> >
> > Just wanting to know how to get Aol GS?
> 
> Not much point unless you just want a copy for nostalgic reasons. AOL axed 
> client support for Apple IIs quite a ways back. I have an unregistered
> Applelink Personal Edition (what turned into AOL) package in my pile of old
> stuff. In addition to the II/IIgs AOL software of course. ALPE software cost
> $40 when it came out. Quite a contrast to the flood of free disks and CDs
> AOL is always sending out.
> 
> Even though client support is gone, there's still some Apple II related
> stuff on AOL. The classified ads are still there. They're about the only
> thing I use on AOL any more. Competition for the good II stuff is less
> there since only people with another platform can see 'em. I just updated
> to version 3.0 of the Mac client, and haven't seen the Apple II forums since.
> Don't know if they're gone or if I just haven't found 'em yet.
> -- 
> Randy Shackelford                                 
> shack@frii.com     


They are not gone.  Aol 3.0 for the mac won't let you use the keyword for
some reason.  If you email AFLGaryJ@aol.com he'll tell you how to get in
with 3.0.

(it's easy I just forget)

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