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RIP ICQ: Remembering a classic messaging app that was way ahead of its time (arstechnica.com)
submitted 6 months ago by ForgottenFlux to c/technology
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[–] jqubed 1 points 6 months ago

Maybe someone in the art department keeps a Windows 98 VM setup specifically for these tech obituaries for programs and services people thought were long dead. I don’t think I’ve used AIM/ICQ/MSN Messenger since around 2007/2008, and it was because it had become pretty dead.