AOL Instant Messenger version 6.0 is now available to download with a lot of features that I’m sure AIM fans will love. The new interface steps away from the yellow branding that I always associated with AIM and has more of a slick look to it. I was never really fond of the old look but the new one is very nice.
Here is a list of the other features in AIM 6:
- Offline IM’s – Don’t miss out on your IMs just because you’re busy. AIM 6.0 lets you retrieve the messages you missed while you were offline.
- IM Grouping – Keep all of your IMs organized in one easy window. AIM 6.0 makes managing your social life even easier.
- IM Logging – AIM 6.0 lets you save your IM conversations on your computer. Now you’ll never have to worry about remembering what one of your friends said to you.
- Picture Sharing – Share your pictures with your buddies with AIM 6.0. The new drag-and-drop interface makes it a snap.
- Bigger Buddy List – We’ve doubled the number of buddies you can have on your Buddy List window. AIM 6.0 makes it easy to stay in touch with up to 1,000 of your closest friends.
- PC to PC Chat – AIM 6.0 integrates seamlessly with AIM Phoneline. Keep on talking with your friends, even if your fingers are tired of typing.
- Innovative Wallpapers – These wallpapers are interactive – they work with AIM 6.0 and have lots of hidden surprises waiting for you to discover.
- AIM Pages – AIM 6.0 brings profiles to a whole new life. We’ll start your AIM Page off with some vanity info, and you fill in the rest.
The new offering of AIM undoubtedly looks great (except maybe for the advertisements) but I am a fully converted Google Talk user now. I have all of my friends using it so there is no need for me to install any other chat clients…and I love how I can always easily talk with my Google Talk friends anytime by logging into my Gmail account. I’m sure many of you still use AIM though.
Hmm I notice on the page it doesn’t support Vista.
System Requirements
• Windows: Windows XP, Windows 2K, XP 64 Bit
I’m not surprised. Windows Live Messenger doesn’t even work on it.
It’s all about meebo.com for me these days.
I installed 6.0 this afternoon and almost immediately started having problems – my wireless network crapped out, then I got the dreaded Blue Screen of Death for the first time on this machine (XP SP2).
Anyone else have problems? I rolled back to 5.9 right away, but Windows is still acting up.
not to be rude, but your computer might be shity, email me at crackAblakbottle@aol.com
That is not true. am using Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta on Windows Vista RC2, as we speak
I haven’t installed it myself but there have been several complaints with WLM constantly crashing under Vista RC2. It was supposedly solved with Vista RTM but I’m not able to try that.
I am also a Google Talk user, but all of my friends use AIM (sighs)
. I’ll never download it though, not for a minute. AOL won’t taint my computer ever again! (That means no WinAmp.)
Do we have any Google groups for cybernetnews?
On the very very rare occasion that I have to connect to another messenger besides Google Talk I’ll just use Meebo. That’s why I love that service so much…it lets me use chat clients that I hate installing.
Should we have a Google Groups? I never really thought about it.
AIM still looks bulky and unattractive – after applying the A-Patch even WLM can look quite sleek, even if GTalk still beats it. Anyway, other than foolish family computer users very few people here use AIM unless they’ve stupidly chosen AOL as their ISP – and even that is on the decline nowadays.
i dont really like it i mean meebo is sooooooooo much better