Hope that’s the right place to post this, if so got way more to come.
I still have my second ICQ number memorized. I had a low 7-digit one before that, but I lost the account password.
I was kinda a big deal, ngl.
Edit: Also, wasn’t it ICQ (or was it MSN Messenger) that had the live chat option where you could see the other person’s text box as they were typing? You could anticipate the end of their sentences and start typing while they were typing. Or you could insult your friend then delete it cheekily and pretend it didn’t happen.
If you couldn’t type fast enough, you got left behind. I think 80% of my typing training was that chat app.
The 90s online was a magical time. (And this updated ICQ 2001 interface is way too feature-rich.)
Though on a 640x480 screen, each button and function was still visible and accessible.
(unless you did not have a mouse, or eyes)
My text message sound is “uh oh!”
Well my eyes are bleeding and I’m subscribing :-)
ICQ: 13559805, still etched in memory for some reason. That’s a lot of buttons and menu options.
If you think that’s a lot you’ve forgotten what their old website (mirabilis.com) looked like. Second messiest website ever, behind arngren.net. Sorry for the lack of link, I had some trouble finding screenshot or archived version of the version I remember.
