AOL Instant Messenger. It is an instant messaging client for America On Line ( AOL ). Most of its users are North Americans, especially Americans. It is known by the acronym AIM.
It is available for Microsoft Windows , Windows Mobile , Mac OS , Mac OS X , iOS , Android, and BlackBerry OS operating systems .
Summary
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- 1 History
- 2 Features
- 1 Protocol
- 3 External links
- 4 Sources
History
In September of 1995 , the “Buddy List” precursor to AIM was launched internally to AOL employees. In March of 1996 , the list of friends opened to AOL subscribers. The independent AIM made available to non-subscribers in 1997 .
features
- Allows you to chat with friends, family and anyone through Internet connection.
- It includes functions similar to other clients, such as organizing contacts by groups, offline messages, saving conversations.
- It is a practical instant messaging program from which you can chat, speak by microphone, by video and send all kinds of files.
- The service is mostly used in the United States.
- Spanish versions have been released for Spanish-speaking users.
Protocol
The standard protocol that MSN clients communicate with is called Open System for Real-Time Communication ( OSCAR ). Most of the production versions of AOL AIM and popular MSN third party clients use this protocol.
AOL has also created a simple protocol called TOC that lacks many of the features of OSCAR, but is sometimes used for customers who only require basic chat functionality.
