Microsoft had several different non-interoperable message apps, including two named "Messenger." Those golden days didn't look so shiny when we were there.
Luckily, there was Pidgin/Adium, so we could have one app to talk all the protocols.
Luckily, there was Pidgin/Adium, so we could have one app to talk all the protocols.
I'd go back to those days in a heartbeat, and I was there.
Trillian (propritary) released July 1, 2000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian_(software)