![]() People of all ages were using AIM, from young middle schoolers to older working adults. Abbreviations like “GTG” and “TTYL” boomed through this system. AIM was the platform that encouraged online chatting and instant messenger lingo to take off. Available from only a desktop computer, it was one of the first instant chat systems created that spread far and wide. AOL Instant Messenger, AIM, was created in 1997 by AOL accidentally and became the leading instant messenger online chat system in North America. On December 15, AOL Instant Messenger will be shutting down for the final time after 20 years of service. Get six of our favorite Motherboard stories every day by signing up for our newsletter. It was, possibly, the last time a push notification didn’t make me want to throw my phone into the ocean. The pleasant plink of AIM’s original notifications are all there in AIM Phoenix, and they pushed a strange dopamine rush through my brain. ![]() In a few short minutes we were trading memories of middle school crushes and running home to kick siblings off the phone so we could sign into AOL and check our messages. But I was able to snag my old username and convince some friends to join me. You’re effectively starting from scratch. To be clear, AIM Phoenix only resurrects the original AIM software, and it doesn’t return your old buddylist. Read More: I Used AIM for the Last Month to See if It's Still Good ![]() The old versions of AIM are touchy on new machines and I had to play with a few different versions before I got 5.0 working on my Windows 10 machine. First, you download an old version of AIM from the AIM Phoenix website, register for a new username, tweak the settings to reroute through Wildman Productions’ server, and then open yourself up the nostalgic glory of Web 2.0.
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