What doesn't work well with XMPP is history on all my devices. I want to use it on my work computer, then when it's time to go I'd like to change to my phone on

What doesn't work well with XMPP is history on all my devices. I want to use it on my work computer, then when it's time to go I'd like to change to my phone on the way to the train station, then on the train I'd like to keep on chatting on my laptop and when I'm home I'd like to end the discussion on my iMac. I still want to be able to scroll up and to read what I or anyone else in that chat room said before. This seems to be a feature where XAMPP and IRC fail me.