It was the late 90s, social media platforms like Facebook didn't yet exist, texting was in its infancy, email was very popular, instant messaging was up for...

The bottom of the article links to the history (individual features) of other IM programs from that era as well like ICQ and Yahoo Messenger.

  • yamanii@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    I thought it always required a microsoft e-mail? It’s why most millenials had a hotmail before gmail was a thing.