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Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 11:33
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Subject: RE: [JDEV] OT: AOL Patents IM
(Patent creates IM wrinkle )
from the PLATO system, early 1970s: -user-, for seeing
all the users on the system and being able to start
TERM-talk with them (I think with just one press of
the
DATA key, but my memory's rusty..)
> -----Original Message-----
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From: Dougal Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 2:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [JDEV] OT: AOL Patents IM (Patent creates IM wrinkle )
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> On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Trent Melcher wrote:
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> > I thought this would be
interesting reading.
> >
> >
> >
> http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1023-978234.html?type=pt&part=m
snbc&tag=alert&form=feed&subj=cnetnews
Without seeing the actual patent application, I'll toss out
the prior
art of using "finger" for presence
notification, and the "talk" program
for instant
messages.
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