• bthestOP
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    6 months ago

    This is windows 10 (using a shell that looks like vista). The ancient thing I’m refering to is the “Microsoft chat” window. MS Chat was the predecessor to msn messenger which was discontinued ~1999

    I didn’t expect to be able to to instantly connect to anything with a 27 year-old 1mb program.

    I would upload it but it messes with windows’ registry. These old ms programs can mess stuff up on modern windows.

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      4 months ago

      I didn’t expect to be able to to instantly connect to anything with a 27 year-old 1mb program.

      It’s because, for once, Microsoft just used the IRC protocol for mschat and comic chat, instead of inventing their own bullshit. I’m sure whoever made that decision was immediately terminated.

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        3 months ago

        Well that explains it.

        “This person is too lazy to create a profile entry” is the default profile entry. I actually doubted it was a real MS product until I looked it up. Man the 90s was wild. I thought it might be from a works knockoff like Lotus.