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AIM (software)

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM, sometimes stylized as aim) was an instant messaging and presence information computer program created by AOL that operated from 1997 to 2017. It used the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow users to communicate in real time.

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Developer
AOL
License
Proprietary
Operating system
Microsoft Windows · Windows Mobile · macOS · Android · iOS
Release
May 1997; 29 years ago (1997-05)
Type
Instant messaging
Written in
C++ · Adobe Flash

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AIM (software)

Nodes97
Edges96
Triples20
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020619
Components1

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AIM (software)

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Operating system · 7
AIM (software) → Android, Android TV, BlackBerry OS, iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile
Written in · 2
AIM (software) → Adobe Flash, C++
Developer · 1
AIM (software) → AOL
License · 1
AIM (software) → Proprietary
Release · 1
AIM (software) → May 1997; 29 years ago (1997-05)
Type · 1
AIM (software) → Instant messaging

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AIM (software)DeveloperAOL1.00infobox
AIM (software)LicenseProprietary1.00infobox
AIM (software)Operating systemMicrosoft Windows1.00infobox
AIM (software)Operating systemWindows Mobile1.00infobox
AIM (software)Operating systemmacOS1.00infobox
AIM (software)Operating systemAndroid1.00infobox
AIM (software)Operating systemiOS1.00infobox
AIM (software)Operating systemBlackBerry OS1.00infobox
AIM (software)Operating systemAndroid TV1.00infobox
AIM (software)ReleaseMay 1997; 29 years ago (1997-05)1.00infobox
AIM (software)TypeInstant messaging1.00infobox
AIM (software)Written inC++1.00infobox
AIM (software)Written inAdobe Flash1.00infobox

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