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.

  • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Pidgin. Before that it was called Gaim.
    It still works, as there are plugins to integrate it with almost everything.

    • ShunkW@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I knew it wasn’t spelled exactly like the bird lol. But yeah I used that shit for years. I don’t really have a use for it anymore or I’d probably still be using it

      • WildPalmTree@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        “A pidgin /ˈpɪdʒɪn/, or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups of people that do not have a language in common: typically, its vocabulary and grammar are limited and often drawn from several languages.”