June 27, 200620 yr Afew years back, it was the program everyone had to have. This had to have been one of the most revolunionary programs on the internet, being the first onto the instant messaging scene. You use to could not use the internet, without hearing about it. Nowadays, however, nobody hardly ever uses it. Everybody has left it for MSN, AIM, and Yahoo. So... the question is, what exactly happened here? My guess is the AOL buyout was the beginning of the end. D's guide to 1 Item objects
June 27, 200620 yr I think they use mIRC or IRC now.. I don't know much about those, but I here people talk about them.
June 27, 200620 yr Can't say I could ever like ICQ. Nobody I knew liked it. It was always MSN or IRC.
June 27, 200620 yr i can either remember a nickname "Mercifull" login name or a 16 digit unique number. >. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12
June 27, 200620 yr If by revolutionary you mean a pain in the butt outdated program, then yes. :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 ::
June 27, 200620 yr Well there was a variety of other stuff that came out such as MSN AOL and Yahoo.. lycos and other random stuff i use MSN and AOL only though and maybe yahoo to play messange pool New RSN - Dirty_S0uth5 (Ranger Mage)
June 27, 200620 yr Nowadays, however, nobody hardly ever uses it. Double negatives make baby jesus cry. As for why, Mercifull hit the nail on the head; the same reason we're typing in forum.tip.it and not 209.160.32.83. Some people are changed by being a moderator. I wouldn't be.
June 27, 200620 yr What Mercifull said. But asking why ICQ is dead is like asking why nobody uses Windows 3.1 anymore. ^The most disturbing signature on Tip.it^Last.fm|HELLY KAYLA!|Oh the mehagurtz!|#Siencemakers"they care less about their spelling mistakes then I." - Lionheart"apinagez... let me
June 27, 200620 yr Um can someone explain where to get ICQ please? I have been wondering for a very long time what that was ... ? i am a paint noob
June 27, 200620 yr Um can someone explain where to get ICQ please? I have been wondering for a very long time what that was ... ? icq.com? :P ^The most disturbing signature on Tip.it^Last.fm|HELLY KAYLA!|Oh the mehagurtz!|#Siencemakers"they care less about their spelling mistakes then I." - Lionheart"apinagez... let me
June 27, 200620 yr Annoying bastards kept adding me over ICQ and their message is always the same... "Hey, want to look at my picture gallery? *insert website link here* " I think a dozen people have added me, and gave me that same message so I just deleted ICQ... :? The Enrichment Center reminds you that the weighted companion cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak. In the event that the weighted companion cube does speak, the Enrichment Center urges you to disregard its advice.
June 27, 200620 yr Um can someone explain where to get ICQ please? I have been wondering for a very long time what that was ... ? google ftw? I ahted ICQ, I had mine for 1 week, :lol: and I hated it, MSN is way better, such as IRC.
June 27, 200620 yr I used to like its free text messaging feature, but then that stopped working. For it is the greyness of dusk that reigns.The time when the living and the dead exist as one.
June 27, 200620 yr By the time I got really involved in computers, more user-friendly instant messaging services has already been created. The whole "16 random numbers" thing with ICQ was always my biggest turnoff.
June 27, 200620 yr Use trillian.. its the only messenger worth using... ALOT of features and u can msg MSN, AIM, ICQ, JAB, Google Talk, IRC, YIM... basically everything.
June 27, 200620 yr Trillian crashes my computer, for some odd reason. :? I had 2 contacts on my ICQ list.. and they were almost never online. I also forgot my super longgggg ID number.. ==================================Retired tip.it moderator.Teaching and inspiring.
June 27, 200620 yr It's interesting, a lot of people are complaining about the ID number, but I still remember mine, even though I haven't used ICQ for perhaps 4 years. My ICQ number is 8 digits, and I remember being awed by a friend of mine whose number was only 7 digits. He was clearly such an elite early adopter! :D For it is the greyness of dusk that reigns.The time when the living and the dead exist as one.
June 29, 200620 yr I hated ICQ. I didn't want to have to remember that long number. :( Weak minded people FTL. =; ^The most disturbing signature on Tip.it^Last.fm|HELLY KAYLA!|Oh the mehagurtz!|#Siencemakers"they care less about their spelling mistakes then I." - Lionheart"apinagez... let me
June 29, 200620 yr Weak minded people FTL. =;If I used it more than once a year, I'm sure I wouldn't have had much trouble remembering a number. :shame: I basically made a new account every time I had to use it :-?
June 29, 200620 yr Use trillian.. its the only messenger worth using... ALOT of features and u can msg MSN, AIM, ICQ, JAB, Google Talk, IRC, YIM... basically everything. Oh, and you also get one of the most bloated IM clients known to man! It does everything mediocre and nothing well ;) I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam.
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