Darren Kitchen Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 So my AIM client finally kicked the bucket. I know it's crazy but I've been using AIM 4.8.2616 for years and love it because it's light, simple, and only uses 4.5 MB RAM. But now it's too old to speak to dot mac accounts so I need a new client. I've been trying out Gaim 2.0 beta 3 and I'm really unhappy with how kludgy it is. I don't want to go with Trillian and unless Maranda IM had changed in the last year thats not really an option either. So what do you like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopti Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Centericq is by far my favorite client. It supports just about everything (MSN, AIM, IRC etc) and it is really stable on *nix platforms. I think there is even a Win 32 binary around now, it is command line based so there's no images etc. But if you're a bit of a command line warrior then it's worth a look. http://konst.org.ua/centericq/ Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Kitchen Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 Nice! Thanks for the command line suggestion. I used to use a command line AIM client in Java so I'm sure I'll put this program to use in my next crazy duct-tape-hack. GUI suggestions welcome ;)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I've never touched it myself, but there's a Windows port of GAIM. They're at version 1.5.0. http://gaim.sourceforge.net/win32/index.php The Linux version of GAIM is working nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbjazzman Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Gaim and Trillian are the only IM client's I'll use, even thought all of my friend's lement the fact that neither wants to accept file transfers. Like I want their virus infected .gif on my computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyrancher82 Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Gaim 2.0 Beta 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Employee Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I just use windows 98 version. Much better than trillion I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Kitchen Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 Ok so I guess nobody read the part where I said I was sick of GAIM. And the old version of AIM Doesn't work anymore. So aside from the spiffy commandline client (I can see that getting old quickly), is Trillian the only thing left? Oh boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbjazzman Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Did you check Oldversions.com, see if there was an old copy of AIM that might work? Or is it something that AOL did on their end to make AIM not work anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duelus Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 meebo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Kitchen Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 Did you check Oldversions.com, see if there was an old copy of AIM that might work? Or is it something that AOL did on their end to make AIM not work anymore. /me slaps forehead and points to the original post. I had been using Aim 4.8 from oldversion but it doesn't support the latest protocol (why I can't see anyone with a dot mac address) and the new version is bloatware. Ok ok, I'm going with Trillian. Hell if it's not bloated I might even pay for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Kitchen Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 Sorry for the double post but I finally did the right thing and JFGI. Wikipedia led me to this, and though I haven't installed it yet, just based on the screenshots and filesize, I AM IN LOVE! http://miniaim.net/index.php zomg sexy /me just noticed that his IRC addiction is starting to affect his online vocabulary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbjazzman Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 It's got tabbed chatting to? /sold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Kitchen Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 yep. tabed. ooh, and it's got this mode where you can chat with multiple people in one window by addressing your messages to them IRC style. it's got tab completion too. Not sure if I'd use this but its interesting. two quirks: 1, the author will show up in your buddy list. I deleted him. 2, your profile will pimp the program. Uncheck this in preferences. Other coolest feature: It doesnt have an installer. just click and go. this is going on my thumbdrive for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I wouldn't called unwanted default behaviour that you can turn off a quirk. If you _couldn't_ turn it off it would be though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyedie Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Nice find! ive been holding off on a client since i got a new computer (i H8 trillion!) ty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalada Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I want Minimsn :( That AIM client looks so cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazmac24 Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Get aim triton @ aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 You know aol.com is a dangerus domain to visit don't you? They might try to sell you a crap internet connection, or some adware that they like to call a web browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 You know aol.com is a dangerus domain to visit don't you? They might try to sell you a crap internet connection, or some adware that they like to call a web browser. HA! Love it! Thanks for finding this! I pretty much gave up on AIM since it has such a stupid interface. I'd have like 134625626 windows open at once, and all of em would be flashing orange. It would annoy me beyond end. DLing miniaim right now. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Kitchen Posted June 8, 2006 Author Share Posted June 8, 2006 It's the alternative instant messenger roundup, next time on Hak.5 ;)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgia_tech_swagger Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-im Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyrancher82 Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=net-im For Windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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