I noticed it on my profile

[Txbroadcaster]

The old AIM symbol is still there..ironic I noticed it today since I think tomorrow AIM shuts down forever....carry on now.

[d0tc0m]

The old AIM symbol is still there..ironic I noticed it today since I think tomorrow AIM shuts down forever....carry on now.


I was just waxing nostalgic with some old 'buddies' about this. So, to save a sob-fest, sentimental farewell tomorrow:


orbit05 has signed off.


Forever.

[Txbroadcaster]

I am trying to recover my old password for one more run LOL

[d0tc0m]

I am trying to recover my old password for one more run LOL


I tried, too. AOL said there was suspicious activity on my account and I needed to reset my password. I tried, and they said they could not process the request. I suppose that's curtains for my AIM days.

[44INAROW]

The old AIM symbol is still there..ironic I noticed it today since I think tomorrow AIM shuts down forever....carry on now.
AIM - wow that brings back some memories... lots of changes in the last 10-15 years.... I still remember dialing into AOL - "you've got Mail" that was 95 or 96 I guess

[d0tc0m]

AIM - wow that brings back some memories... lots of changes in the last 10-15 years.... I still remember dialing into AOL - "you've got Mail" that was 95 or 96 I guess


It was. That was back when there was a box of AOL Discs at EVERY checkout counter in EVERY grocery store. AOL rode their wave of success well into the early 2000s. My friends and I used AIM all the way through college. AIM truly did set the stage for modern social media.

[Txbroadcaster]

It was. That was back when there was a box of AOL Discs at EVERY checkout counter in EVERY grocery store. AOL rode their wave of success well into the early 2000s. My friends and I used AIM all the way through college. AIM truly did set the stage for modern social media.

ICQ was really the first one..AIM and yahoo messenger was how I used to talk to many other media folks back in the day before texting and then FB and twitter

[d0tc0m]

ICQ was really the first one..AIM and yahoo messenger was how I used to talk to many other media folks back in the day before texting and then FB and twitter


You're right. ICQ was a little less than a year ahead of the official release of AIM. But ICQ missed out on a lot of things, and AIM bridged the gap in those shortcomings and became ubiquitous amongst late Gen-X'ers and the Pre-Millenials (of which I fall into).

I did officially, however, use MSN messenger before AIM. But that was only because the girl of my dreams had that at the time and not AIM.

[44INAROW]

my 17 year old granddaughter 'what's dialup'? lol I want to tell her, it's how her daddy and uncle discovered porn, but it's best I don't go there :taunt:

[oldtownag]

What's AIM?

[BwdLion73]

I miss my Gateway Millennium Edition...easy monthly payments.

[d0tc0m]

I miss my Gateway Millennium Edition...easy monthly payments.



On my drive home yesterday, I saw a massive Gateway box on the side of the road. About as useful and valuable there as anywhere, to be honest.

[Txbroadcaster]

On my drive home yesterday, I saw a massive Gateway box on the side of the road. About as useful and valuable there as anywhere, to be honest.

I still store some of my broadcast equip in a Gateway cow box LOL

[pirate4state]

Didn't we used to have some AIM chats with downlow peeps? :thinking:

[coach]

Yahoo Messenger was better.

[d0tc0m]

Didn't we used to have some AIM chats with downlow peeps? :thinking:


We used to use the nifty chat room on this site back in the day! It was a lot of fun.

[d0tc0m]

Yahoo Messenger was better.


Boo this man!

[H3llR4z0r]

Wow. The countless hours I spent sending pointless IMs, especially to all the good looking women in class. Boy life was easy then.

[H3llR4z0r]

Yahoo Messenger was better.

All the hot girls had AIM. Soooo AIM it was.

[jason]

Didn't we used to have some AIM chats with downlow peeps? :thinking:
epic

[coach]

I use to think I was the MAN talking to like 6 girls at once. Sometimes I would have so many conversations going at once I would have to hit the ugliest one with a "BRB" and not talk to her the rest of the night.. Sacrifices...