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ICQ and MSN messenger did it for me.
by monkeybutton 5y ago
ICQ and MSN messenger did it for me.
- _carbyau_ 5y agoGotta get that zinger joke in before someone else does!
- thombles 5y agoIt could be a geographical thing but my experience of ICQ and MSN was almost entirely 1:1 chat. It was a calmer way to be - no onlookers to impress, and first-class support for signalling that you’re not at your computer right now so maybe they should message later.
- monkeybutton 5y agoThis is my experience too. The standout memory for me is staying up till the wee hours of the morning chatting with the girl I'd end up dating for the last couple years of highschool.
- effingwewt 5y agoDefinitely messenger apps that did it for me. Back in the AOL online CD days! No one I knew could type, so I had to learn myself. By the time it was taught in HS, my habits and muscle memory weren't having it. I could type 'properly' but far slower, so I gave up. To this day I've never had a RSI from typing (and some of the marathons were crazy!), and it's rampant among 'proper' typers.