eWorld was Apple’s short-lived answer to AOL, launching in June 1994 as a colorful, Mac-first online service that felt like a cozy digital town square. It offered email, forums, news, and software downloads, all wrapped in a cartoon “city” interface that screamed mid-’90s charm. Apple later dropped a Windows version in 1995, but by then AOL and CompuServe were eating its lunch. With only around 115,000 users at its peak, Apple pulled the plug in March 1996. If you were there, you remember logging in felt like stepping into a secret Apple clubhouse—right before the internet got big and swallowed it whole.