Back in 1999, I would've found it absolutely inconceivable to not chat with my HS classmates on ICQ. In fact I still have my ICQ # memorized (there were number

Back in 1999, I would've found it absolutely inconceivable to not chat with my HS classmates on ICQ. In fact I still have my ICQ # memorized (there were numbers not screen names or email addresses). Before that, IRC :) All they needed to die was something new and shiny that people felt could be a credible alternative.