5 ms·That's right, I used emoticons on USENET in the mid 1990s, but emoticons are not emoji.by msephton 3y agoThat's right, I used emoticons on USENET in the mid 1990s, but emoticons are not emoji.anthk 3y agoBetween ASCII emoticons and emojis there where emoticons in MSN, Gaim+Jabber and probably ICQ.msephton 3y agoSome great IM apps I've not heard of in a long time, thanks for the memories!