ANOTHER: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

>From Michael Smith, Palm Desert, CA - getting files from Mac [running system 7 & 8] to PC when AOL 4.0/5.0 has been cancelled: Gee all the readers here have provided GREAT responses addressing AOL's cancellation of AOL 4.0 and AOL 5.0 which still works great on old System 7 and System 8

Re: ANOTHER: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

On 26 Oct 2015, at 08:49:07 AM PDT, BigClaim via Vintage Macs wrote: Is there a way to buy an external PC drive that could be added to the Vista PC? That would solve my problem. Anyone know? I am going to look on Google as well. - I have use one of those "fairly cheap" USB

Re: ANOTHER: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

There are USB floppy drives available at reasonable cost, I have not use them to transfer between a Mac and PC. I have used with success an older MAC mini as a bridge between my modern computers (mac and PC) and my older power macs with Ethernet connections. On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 11:49 AM,

Re: ANOTHER: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

For PowerPCs with Ethernet, I've been using an NAS with AFP and FTP under OS9. Holds a lot more than a floppy. -- [Greg Bennett] -Independent Carpenter, Electrician & Lighting Designer -Purveyor of Classic Apple & Macintosh Gear http://www.hsiprodsvcs.com/ http://www.macshack.us/ -- --

Re: ANOTHER: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

You guys are great. OK - so as for a USB floppy - YES< of course there is a USB port in the PC, but no USB port on the Mac so unless there's something to know (install a card in the bus?) I don't know how to make that work. However I did look at the back of the 7200 and there IS an

Re: ANOTHER: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

On 26 Oct 2015, at 09:49:56 AM PDT, BigClaim via Vintage Macs wrote: OK - so as for a USB floppy - YES< of course there is a USB port in the PC, but no USB port on the Mac so unless there's something to know (install a card in the bus?) I don't know how to make that work. However I did

Re: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

That's probably what I was thinking of... I mean Mozilla/Thunderbird was basically Communicator at the beginning... ;) I remember a friend using Netscape Communicator for mail on a Quadra 950 back in the day. On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 4:25 PM, Doug Kiekow wrote: > Well I fired up a

Re: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

Whoops! You are of course right. My prehistorical computer knowledge is starting to get a bit jumbled. ;) On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 10:53 PM, NODEraser wrote: > On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Geoffrey Oltmans > wrote: > > Thunderbird also does/did POP

Re: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

Well I fired up a Quadra 800 because my memory failed on what I was using for email back then, Turned out it was Netscape Communicator, and it appears it did POP. > On Oct 21, 2015, at 13·12 , Geoffrey Oltmans wrote: > > My prehistorical computer knowledge is starting to

Re: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

On 10/19/2015 8:40 PM, NODEraser wrote: Quite frankly, I'm surprised that they supported version 4/5 this late at all... I beta tested those versions when I still had AOL, circa 1998/99(?) That's actually pretty decent for proprietary access software. If you already have DSL, you could network

Re: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Geoffrey Oltmans wrote: > Thunderbird also does/did POP mail. I don't think there was ever a version for Classic OS, let alone 68k, which is why I recommended Eudora. -- [Greg Bennett] -Independent Carpenter, Electrician & Lighting Designer

Re: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

pots line... what is a pots line? :) just build your self a network with a bridge mac. then you can do things on your own terms. or just freely enjoy IRC / FTP / Pine / NS Communicator :-) Find an isp that still allows Telnet . http://www.jagshouse.com/classicinternet.html the cool news is

Re: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

THanks guy for the great information. M.S. Palm Desert CA _bigclaim@aol.com_ (mailto:bigcl...@aol.com) In a message dated 10/19/2015 2:57:02 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, hardwarem...@gmail.com writes: pots line... what is a pots line? :) just build your self a network with a bridge

Re: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

Quite frankly, I'm surprised that they supported version 4/5 this late at all... I beta tested those versions when I still had AOL, circa 1998/99(?) That's actually pretty decent for proprietary access software. If you already have DSL, you could network your Macs together using Ethernet or

Re: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

On 19 Oct 2015, at 09:29:27 AM PDT, BigClaim via Vintage Macs wrote: I can't believe this. There must be a way the MAC community can force AOL to continue to provide old Mac software versions of AOL - how about a class action lawsuit. I have done personally class action lawsuits -

Re: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

Someone will need to implement an open-source version of the OSCAR protocol, which would "allow" AOL 4/5 systems to continue working. Up until now, requests from AOL 4/5 would still be accepted, but would display a banner saying that this isn't supported anymore. What would be done would be to

Re: Question about Macs? // AOL shuts down AOL 4.0 and 5.0 (drat!)

OK - I wanted to make sure cause I posted a question on "LEMSWAP" and it was denied I have several old Macs of various types. I use some of them with "dial-up" modems to access AOL. Because they run old operating system software: System 7 and System 8, I have to use AOL versions 4.0 and