Since I changed from Hewlett Packard to an Apple computer I have been unable to utilize the AOL desktop that I pay monthly for. I have read that High Sierra supports AOL desktop, but all I am able to obtain is the free AOL that is not the desktop mode of operation. Would updating help? If not, how do I get the actual AOL GOLD Desktop?
iMac Pro
AOL Desktop Gold is Windows only.
Just to add, the last version of AOL Desktop for Macs was released in 2013 and only supports Mac OS X 10.5/10.6/10.7.
You should have checked with AOL first.
Then I paid a lot for an Apple Mac computer that will not utilize the AOL that I pay for. What a disappointment.
I don't LIKE the AOL process used on Apple for emails and the way the program is provided. I will have to dump
Apple.
You should have checked that the computer would support an old app before you bought the computer. It is not up to Apple to keep supporting old apps it is up to the app developers to keep their apps current so that they work on new technology/hardware.
" I will have to dump Apple." Best of luck with your new Windows PC. Don't be surprised that Windows and Microsoft don't support old apps forever either.
Thank all of you for your intelligent and considerate responses. I'll admit that it was foolish and not intelligent for
me to buy this MACOS High Sierra Computer without checking it out insofar as the AOL Desktop system is
concerned. Actually, a friend made that suggestion, and I trusted that advice.
I agree that AOL is not what it once was, and dropped much of the program that I found valuable. But, if I can make this clear, AOL has a desktop system that allows you to do writing on projects, and move back and forth from one program to the other, and from something already written in AOL and then back to what you are writing. You cannot do this in "compose" in the Apple method used in AOL. When I start writing a project, if I attempt to go back to previously written information, I am told I have to delete what I am writing or keep writing. No going back to copy something I wrote, copy, and return to the project. This is necessary for me, but it might not be of interest to many. I pay for AOL, and I liked it better before it became AOL Gold, which more or less ruined it, but it is still valuable to me in writing projects. As good as this Mac is in many ways, I don't understand why the desktop AOL is to provided, or why AOL will not provide it.
When I start writing a project, if I attempt to go back to previously written information, I am told I have to delete what I am writing or keep writing. No going back to copy something I wrote, copy, and return to the project. This is necessary for me, but it might not be of interest to many.
What horrible software are you using?
For those of us that thought AOL died with dialup, what function are you using AOL desktop to perform?
It sounds like you are using some writing program that is hilariously designed...poorly.
You haven't explained what you're actually trying to accomplish that you were using AOL desktop to do.
Why don't you explain that, then maybe we can make intelligent suggestions as to what might fit your needs.
Barney, could you tell me what software you currently use, and what you suggest would better work for me?
You would have to tell me what AOL Desktop does. I have no idea. AOL was an internet service provider during the age of dial-up. After we escaped that ****, I though AOL went away with it.
Yes, please describe what kind of writing you do, and the other tasks you do in conjunction with your writing.
The someone may be able to offer some suggestions.
Changing your workflow, and especially your tools can be painful, so I understand any reluctance to switch away from AOL desktop.
Maybe with some back and forth, in the forum the volunteers and you can find something useful to you.
What in the world inspires you to pay AOL for anything?
I wasn't going to ask. :) I still have free AOL email accounts from eons ago.
Excellent question. I thought AOL died years ago.
Barney, could you tell me what software you currently use, and what you suggest would better work for me?
I pay for AOL Desktop that I do not get with High Sierra, which is supposed to support AOL. Will Mojave support the actually AOL desktop?
