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Dash87

(3,220 posts) Sun Mar 24, 2013, 11:00 PM Mar 2013

Anyone ever use AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)?

It seems to be out of use now (it still exists, but not sure who uses it), but I'm having AIM nostalgia at the moment.

That door opening sound when your friends came on.

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Anyone ever use AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)? (Original Post) Dash87 Mar 2013 OP

I know lots of people that use it Renew Deal Mar 2013 #1

Yahoo IM still has a chime. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #2

I always used GAIM Ron Obvious Mar 2013 #3

Used to use it all the time union_maid Mar 2013 #4

I used to all the time. It's probably been 10 years since I was last on it. talkingmime Mar 2013 #5

I use the Mac version. GoneOffShore Mar 2013 #6

It used to be my #1 hobby britaphilter Mar 2013 #7

Renew Deal

(81,861 posts)

1. I know lots of people that use it

Reply to Dash87 (Original post)

Sun Mar 24, 2013, 11:07 PM

Mar 2013

Mostly for work

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

2. Yahoo IM still has a chime.

Reply to Dash87 (Original post)

Sun Mar 24, 2013, 11:09 PM

Mar 2013

I never liked AOL.

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

3. I always used GAIM

Reply to Dash87 (Original post)

Sun Mar 24, 2013, 11:13 PM

Mar 2013

A nice lightweight open-source alternative that supported MSN, AIM and ICQ. No ads or anything either.

It's still around and now known as Pidgin, but I've nobody left to communicate with over AIM so I wonder why I bother.

union_maid

(3,502 posts)

4. Used to use it all the time

Reply to Dash87 (Original post)

Sun Mar 24, 2013, 11:13 PM

Mar 2013

It got to be too much after a while. Was great for talking to one friend or maybe two. After that it got to be too many at a time. Messageboards are still my favorite way to communicate in a group.