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I miss old-school IM platforms. I could just see a family member online and say "Here's (link), do we want to go to this activity on the weekend", or "Here's th
by hakfoo 4y ago
I miss old-school IM platforms. I could just see a family member online and say "Here's (link), do we want to go to this activity on the weekend", or "Here's the photo of the cat you wanted."
I suppose I could host a local IRC server on a RasPi or something, but that's way more convoluted.
- eternityforest 4y agoCurrent IM platforms work just as well for that, aside from the fact people are starting to not like Facebook and half your friends might not have it. The main problem is if you don't have cell service and need to transfer a file, or if the file is on a machine without IM set up for some reason or another.