Hooking up mail client with Gmail

I have a feeling that something is amiss in the way my machine is configured, but I've become frustrated because I can't find instructions to setup Apple Mail 1.3.11 (only Mail 3 is illustrated at the Google site). There are a lot of generalities given elsewhere, but nothing specific!
Would appreciate a little help here.

I appreciate your correction. However, I was going by the specs listed by Google in their eMail help page as to requirements for using POP or IMAP Mail clients. I don't doubt what you say, but just noting that is what I found. You probably have other information available to you as to Google's specs of which I am not aware. Note that in your first link in your initial post it specifies Apple Mail 2.0 and in Google's supported client's list Apple Mail is listed as required for POP and supported IMAP client list Apple Mail 2 and Apple Mail 3 are listed. If you are aware of other documentation please link them, if you don't mind.
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