SocialHackadayabout 2 hours ago
AIM-ing For a More Open Platform Than Discord
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AOL's AIM instant messenger was supported until 2017, two years after Discord launched. Unlike Discord, AIM is a protocol, not a platform, meaning users can run their own servers. The AIM protocol was reverse engineered for open-source messaging, freeing it from AOL's defunct servers.
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