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<blockquote data-quote="walkerj" data-source="post: 314400" data-attributes="member: 9385"><p>For basic web browsing, email and instant messaging a Mac of any flavor (iMac, Macbook, Macbook pro, Mac mini etc) will work just as they did with your windows PC, but will look much more pleasing. iChat is used for AOL instant messaging, and is very slick. Some people like to use a third party chat application called Adium which is pretty good as well, but iChat is more than adequate. For email Mail (the app that comes with a Mac) should work with your AOL email, but don't hold me to that since I don't use AOL email.</p><p></p><p>Your Comcast internet wirelss will work with an iMac equipped with an Airport (the laptop models such as the Macbook and Macbook pros come with an Airport network adapter, not sure about the iMac, though I know the Mac Minis do, so perhaps the iMac does..check the specifications before you buy. Airport is the keyword when it comes to Apple wireless.) Also most all modern Macs come with an iSight camera built into the screen for video conferencing (and other stuff) that can be used over AOL instant messaging. At the very least you can send a picture, or depending on your internet speed a full motion video with audio in addition to just the typed stuff.</p><p></p><p>And if worst comes to worse, any Intel Mac can also run Windows to do all of what you have come to know and despise under either Parallels (yes, it's an 80 dollar bit of software, but it does do windows) or Bootcamp (which is free, but is an either or proposition as in you either run Mac OS X or run Windows in a 'dual boot' mode depending on what you want to do) so if you get a new iMac, Macbook Mac Mini, or Macbook Pro you can still use that cra- er, Windows software that you might be already familiar with if you must. I run Parallels to do the Windows only software that my corporate job requires on my Macbook, while enjoying the benefits of the Apple software for what I need. It is literally having my cake and eating it too.</p><p></p><p>As for other AOL software, I'm not sure. But perhaps you can use your Mac experience (should you decide to purchase one) to wean you off of the AOL environment to one which is much richer, more intuitive, and less prone to that whole spyware and virus thing that plagues the Windows world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="walkerj, post: 314400, member: 9385"] For basic web browsing, email and instant messaging a Mac of any flavor (iMac, Macbook, Macbook pro, Mac mini etc) will work just as they did with your windows PC, but will look much more pleasing. iChat is used for AOL instant messaging, and is very slick. Some people like to use a third party chat application called Adium which is pretty good as well, but iChat is more than adequate. For email Mail (the app that comes with a Mac) should work with your AOL email, but don't hold me to that since I don't use AOL email. Your Comcast internet wirelss will work with an iMac equipped with an Airport (the laptop models such as the Macbook and Macbook pros come with an Airport network adapter, not sure about the iMac, though I know the Mac Minis do, so perhaps the iMac does..check the specifications before you buy. Airport is the keyword when it comes to Apple wireless.) Also most all modern Macs come with an iSight camera built into the screen for video conferencing (and other stuff) that can be used over AOL instant messaging. At the very least you can send a picture, or depending on your internet speed a full motion video with audio in addition to just the typed stuff. And if worst comes to worse, any Intel Mac can also run Windows to do all of what you have come to know and despise under either Parallels (yes, it's an 80 dollar bit of software, but it does do windows) or Bootcamp (which is free, but is an either or proposition as in you either run Mac OS X or run Windows in a 'dual boot' mode depending on what you want to do) so if you get a new iMac, Macbook Mac Mini, or Macbook Pro you can still use that cra- er, Windows software that you might be already familiar with if you must. I run Parallels to do the Windows only software that my corporate job requires on my Macbook, while enjoying the benefits of the Apple software for what I need. It is literally having my cake and eating it too. As for other AOL software, I'm not sure. But perhaps you can use your Mac experience (should you decide to purchase one) to wean you off of the AOL environment to one which is much richer, more intuitive, and less prone to that whole spyware and virus thing that plagues the Windows world. [/QUOTE]
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