Messaging clients such as AOL Instant Messenger began in the mid-1990s.Ī PC Magazine article from January of 2000, gives an overview of Instant Messaging options out there at the time and mentions MSN 1.0. BBSs (bulletin board systems) and other peer-to-peer networks allowed for messages to be sent between users. Some form of real time messaging was going on in the 1980s and 90s, before the term IM was coined. It allows people to type messages to each other in real time. Instant messaging, or IM, has been around in some form for a long time. You’ll be able to instant message and video chat with them just like before, and also discover new ways of staying in touch with Skype on your mobile and tablet. Update to Skype and sign in using a Microsoft Account (same as your Messenger ID) and all your Messenger contacts will be at your fingertips. We are retiring the existing Windows Live Messenger service globally (except for mainland China where Messenger will continue to be available) and bringing the great features of Messenger and Skype together. Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: MSN and Windows Live Messenger History ()

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