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As the development of the Internet progressed throughout the [[1990s]] and [[2000s]], many different companies and developers stepped up to create their own solution for creating chatrooms. One of the most popular and well remembered software in the western world was AIM (AOL Instant Messenger). | As the development of the Internet progressed throughout the [[1990s]] and [[2000s]], many different companies and developers stepped up to create their own solution for creating chatrooms. One of the most popular and well remembered software in the western world was AIM (AOL Instant Messenger). | ||
AOL instant messenger initally communicated utilizing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSCAR_protocol OSCAR], an ironically proprietary protocol that America Online used for the program. Today, you can actually still run implementations of this protocol and create your own AIM | AOL instant messenger initally communicated utilizing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSCAR_protocol OSCAR], an ironically proprietary protocol that America Online used for the program. Today, you can actually still run implementations of this protocol and create your own AIM old style IM service with actively run projects such as retro-aim-server. Good luck with the cheese pizza orders... (did aol even have image support) | ||
The OSCAR protocol is similarly used by many other chat clients such as ICQ, and the standard has been reverse engineered allowing for many other multi-protocol clients to be able to be used with the same servers. | The OSCAR protocol is similarly used by many other chat clients such as ICQ, and the standard has been reverse engineered allowing for many other multi-protocol clients to be able to be used with the same servers. | ||
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Heyuri also has used this software to manage a now defunct chat for [[Hakoniwa Islands]], during peak times in the game's playercount. It is still up, in a read only state. (I'll put a link up sometime...) | Heyuri also has used this software to manage a now defunct chat for [[Hakoniwa Islands]], during peak times in the game's playercount. It is still up, in a read only state. (I'll put a link up sometime...) | ||
== Links & References == | |||
* KentWeb site archive [https://archive.ph/nJQSn] (original website [https://www.kent-web.com/ still alive actually]) | |||
* retro-aim-server [https://github.com/mk6i/retro-aim-server] | |||
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Web Chat is the concept of being able to communicate text over the internet, typically through a browser or application in (close to) real time. This was state of the art in TEH OLDE days, and groups of communities gradually formed around websites as web chat software was added to various sites.
This was especially apparent in Japan, where beforehand long distance communication had been limited to (i wanna do more research before i actually try speaking about it...)
The Evolution of Web Chats in the East
The Evolution of Web Chats in the West
If you want to get into a more proper history of instant messaging, check the wikipedia article here. (dunno if i should keep this)
As the development of the Internet progressed throughout the 1990s and 2000s, many different companies and developers stepped up to create their own solution for creating chatrooms. One of the most popular and well remembered software in the western world was AIM (AOL Instant Messenger).
AOL instant messenger initally communicated utilizing OSCAR, an ironically proprietary protocol that America Online used for the program. Today, you can actually still run implementations of this protocol and create your own AIM old style IM service with actively run projects such as retro-aim-server. Good luck with the cheese pizza orders... (did aol even have image support)
The OSCAR protocol is similarly used by many other chat clients such as ICQ, and the standard has been reverse engineered allowing for many other multi-protocol clients to be able to be used with the same servers.
(TODO: write about IRC & then more modern web chat such as facebook and yahoo messenger.. then whatsapp and whatever.) (i'd do more research and expand on the earlier to help but i dunno haoooo)
Heyuri's Web Chat(s)
Heyuri as of writing has a few live chatrooms. One of the most active (relatively) is the Chat@Heyuri acessible at https://cgi.heyuri.net/chat/. The chatroom is based on COMCHAT, a chatting software developed by KentWeb for CGI/Perl platforms.
Another is the IRC chat room at irc.rizon.net under the #heyuri channel. Previously, it was on KolymaNET's respective IRC server. For a more in depth explanation, check the IRC wiki page.
Heyuri also has used this software to manage a now defunct chat for Hakoniwa Islands, during peak times in the game's playercount. It is still up, in a read only state. (I'll put a link up sometime...)
Links & References
- KentWeb site archive [1] (original website still alive actually)
- retro-aim-server [2]
