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

[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?

[coach]

Yahoo Messenger was better.