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Low profile multi-protocol IM program for Win 98 laptop?

by AM709 Mar 7, 2010 5:51AM PST

Alright, I have a 11-13 year old laptop that I use occasionally, and need a good messenger for it. Something similar to Trillian, but with a much lower profile (the laptop can just barely run it, preventing me from doing other tasks with it). I had found one sometime back, but can't remember the name now. It needs to be able to access Yahoo, MSN, and AIM.

To give ye an idea of how underpowered this laptop is, it only has 96mb of RAM (according to Windows), a Pentium II processor that clocks in at around 233mhz probably, built in Intel display adapter, and a 2gb hard drive. I found it 3 years back for $10. I want a messenger on it so when I'm playing games Xfire doesn't recognize or work with I can hop on this laptop.

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This might help

by MarkFlax Forum moderator Mar 8, 2010 5:31AM PST

http://www.oldapps.com/list_instant_messenger.php

It seems all IM's are listed, and clicking on any IM link will give you a listing of older versions.

I hope that helps you.

By the way, I admire your courage using that laptop!