• A "Lifestyle & Interests" area where you can find information and read or leave messages about a variety of topics from comedy, to cooking, to science fiction, movies, etc.
• Lots of different forums where you can leave question and answers.
• Major Software publishers forums where you can get information on the latest versions and ask for technical assistance.
• Apple Users Groups Forum.
It is noted that America Online supports both Apple II and Macintosh products. I initially thought this would make navigating the BBS difficult, but I haven't found it to be so. Speaking of navigating the BBS, here is a screen dump of the Computing and Software Forum where I spend most of my time:
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Note the familiar pull-down menus at the top of the screen. From here in a normal session I will double-click the "Software Libraries" icon to get a look at new files available for download. If instead I double-clicked the "Utilities/Desk Accessories" folder that is highlighted I get this next screen:
If I double-click the "Let's Discuss" folder I will get another set of folders each devoted to some aspect of Utilities/Desk Accessories. Here you can read or leave messages about hardware or software, bug, special features, etc, ask for help, etc. In the conference hall you can find out if anyone else is on line, and if so start a conversation