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ICQ was probably my first instant messaging. Even before I found IRC.

My older brother had a 5 digit number, and I remember knowing mine by heart at some point.

I also remember very early putting together like a mental map where different regions were on instant messaging. It became more clear as MSN Messenger was being rolled out that eastern europe stayed on ICQ and AOL while US and western Europe were being migrated over to MSN faster.



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