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Time for an ICQ for the Fediverse? (aus.social)
submitted 7 months ago by ajsadauskas@aus.social to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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Time for an ICQ for the Fediverse?

Looks like ICQ is finally shutting down, just as interest in retro internet tools is growing.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/25/24164579/icq-shut-down-june

@fediverse #ICQ #Fediverse

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[-] fishos@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

All these people "rediscovering" old tech like we didn't abandon it for a reason. No, I don't want to build a PC out of old Commodore 64s that barely works and needs to be coded in assembly when I can literally get a mini PC that's 100x more powerful for $120.

this post was submitted on 26 May 2024
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