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Universal Chat Application, Beeper, Will Be Available To Everyone (For Free) In A Matter Of Weeks. (blog.beeper.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by admin@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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I was on the beta testing team and have been using Beeper for a little over two years now.

The convenience of having an application to house all of your chat networks is amazing.

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[–] Seathru@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This looks like a modern Trillian. It's about time.

[–] Sordid@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'm skeptical. Trillian still exists, but hardly anyone uses it. It can't connect to a bunch of services because their operators decided to disable third-party access, and I remember that even back in the day it was constantly playing catch-up with network updates that broke compatibility. "One chat app to rule them all" is a neat idea, but I don't see it working in practice.

[–] Seathru@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's been so long now I don't remember why I stopped using Trillian (and Pidgin). But when it worked, it was so much nicer just to have one program running vs 5.

[–] Sordid@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It was great while it lasted, but I stopped using Trillian simply because people stopped using the networks it supported. I used it for ICQ, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, and MSN Messenger. The latter three don't even exist anymore, and ICQ is a shadow of its former self owned by some Russians now. Some people migrated over to Skype, some I just lost contact with altogether. Thinking back to those carefree days fills me with a strange sense of melancholy. It all seems to have gone wrong somewhere along the way, and not just in terms of IM apps.

[–] Seathru@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Thinking back to those carefree days fills me with a strange sense of melancholy. It all seems to have gone wrong somewhere along the way, and not just in terms of IM apps.

Same here. And I can't put my finger on it. I always dismissed it as coming of age and lifestyle changes.

[–] zhunk@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I used to use Disa, I think until the FB messenger connection broke? I hate that I have 6 apps in my IMs folder.

[–] admin@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was a Trillian beta tester as well.

[–] Seathru@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Thank you for your service. Those really were the days.

Edit: not dismissing your current work. This place is pretty nice too :)

[–] admin@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Welcome :)