Love to chat? Tired of the complexity of IRC and the limitations of other chat tools? ICQ is for you. The world's most popular Internet instant-messaging tool, it supports direct messaging as well as multiuser "chat rooms." Build a list of your family members, friends, and business contacts, and ICQ will notify you of their online presence. Building the list is easier than ever with search features as well as address book scan in Outlook, Eudora, Exchange, and other clients. Chat; send messages, files, and URLs; play games; or just hang out while surfing the Web or working. ICQ's greatest feature is its ability to link to other peer-to-peer applications. Once you've established a connection, you can launch a voice, whiteboard, data conferencing, or other application to communicate with your contact -- all over the ICQ network. It's easy to get started with simple mode, then switch to advanced for the power features. You'll find HTML help, startup wizards, and even multiple email account checking. This time-limited beta version is free. ICQ is well on its way to becoming the portal of choice for Internet communication.
Reviewed on Aug 17 1999.
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Internet connection, Pentium 100, and Windows 95, 98, or NT
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