An oral history of the AIM away message (by the people who
2017年10月6日 · AOL Instant Messenger was where it all started. For most of those bloggers, listicle writers, and other tribute account holders mourning AIM’s passing, the one feature that mostly neatly summed up what had made AIM so special was the away message.
AIM (software) - Wikipedia
AIM (AOL Instant Messenger, sometimes stylized as aim) was an instant messaging and presence computer program created by AOL, which used the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time.
It's Time to Bring Back the AIM Away Message | WIRED
2022年5月31日 · In the beginning, there was AOL Instant Messenger. That wasn’t actually the beginning. Talkomatic, Compuserve’s CB Simulator, and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) all preceded it. But AIM was...
In the 25 Years Since Its Launch, AOL Instant Messenger Has …
2022年5月16日 · One element of the platform—the Away message—became a crucial way to mold AIM into a space where teens could explore and express their developing identities. The Away message was...
17 Away Messages You Totally Used on AIM - Her Campus
2015年6月4日 · Here are 17 totally classic AIM away messages that you definitely posted back in your instant-messaging days. 1. BRB showering… Just in case the love of your life IMs you in the next 20 minutes and is offended by your lack of response. 2. ~*Profile currently under construction*~ You couldn’t let people think you just had a blank profile!
Remembering How We Used to Talk on the Internet: 20 AIM Away Messages ...
2019年8月2日 · Before the dawn of social media, AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) was the chat client for a generation. After 20 years, it shut down in 2017. AIM was originally introduced as part of a chat app built into the AOL desktop. It launched on its own in 1997, and remained dominant even when competitors like Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger came along.
AIM Rewind - Bringing back classic AOL Instant Messenger (AIM ... - Reddit
2022年1月23日 · At the moment you can:- - Fake log in with any username or password- Chat with SmarterChild who will respond with the same thing (DumberChild, atm)- Enjoy the old sent/received message sounds- Set an Away Message from the Buddy List’s file menu.-
The Legacy of AIM. How AOL Instant Messenger fathered the
2017年12月15日 · The away message started as a set of three default options: online, busy, or away. But then AOL set up the ability to write a custom message and it quickly transformed into a way to...
23 AIM Messenger Things Everyone Did Way Back When - BuzzFeed
2021年3月20日 · In loving memory of AIM (RIP), here are 23 things we all were guilty of doing on the chat service: 1. Let's not forget the essential first step to using AIM: asking our parents to get off the...
A Going-Away Message: AOL Instant Messenger Is Shutting Down
2017年10月6日 · AOL Instant Messenger, the chat program that connected a generation to their classmates and crushes while guiding them through the early days of digital socializing, will shut down on Dec....