Apple has a report for ending support for tech it deems outdated , long before other platform do the same : floppy disks , USB - A ports , Intel micro chip ( ba dum tss ) . But every once in a while , a feature hang on for dear life for longer than expected , and then we ’re all surprised to hear that the Mac still did that .
In this case , the “ that ” are macOS help files for dial - up modems.9to5Mac reportsthat thefourth developer beta for macOS Venturawill no longer have the avail files for the ancient elbow room to associate to the internet and on-line services . This does n’t mean you’re able to no longer use a dial - up modem — thatsoundyou find out in old XC movies when people need to check their AOL mail . you may still connect a USB modem and Apple has thosesupport document on the web . sure , these system aid files do n’t take up much blank , so why get rid of them ? 9to5Mac speculates :
With macOS Ventura , Apple has reconstruct the System Preferences app ( which is now call System preferences ) from scratch . This in all probability explains why the company is getting disembarrass of references to telephone dial - up .
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It ’s a safe bet that no one will miss these assist files , but if you ’re wondering just what the heck I ’m talking about , you could see the telephone dial - up modem documentation for yourself on the Mac if you have n’t upgraded to the macOS Ventura genus Beta . In the Finder , press Help in the menu ginmill and in the Search discipline , type “ dialup . ” Among the results you ’ll find admit , “ link your Mac to the internet using a telephone dial - up modem , ” “ vary advanced dial - up modem options on Mac , ” and “ Troubleshoot telephone dial - up modem trouble on Mac . ”
