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[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It takes me a minute to remember my cell number, but I can rattle off my IQC number in a second. My ICQ fridge magnet was kept for decades through multiple moves

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 1 points 4 days ago

Oh gosh I can still remember mine!
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[–] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I remember i downloaded ICQ for my counter strike clan. That was the first i had ever heard of it, but i guess it had hit international popularity already . When I realized you just got a number, i was baffled that i couldnt search by name. Didnt take me long to memorize that number and make many online friends

Random chat made me some amazing friends that I kept in touch with for decades. Those friendships lasted longer than IQC did. Sadly, the Internet is a different place now.