This episode we explore the history of Adium, the venerable open-source messaging app for OS X. We trace the evolution of the duck, get Ed's obscure feature requests implemented, and eventually move all our chat needs to iOS.
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Adium
instant messaging application for OS X is it [eɪdiəm] or [ædiəm]? AOL Instant Messenger for classic Mac OS bad reviews for OS X version iChat extremely lightweight, ~1MB download [WayBack Machine] tab and window organization Fitt's law organize tabs into windows by group
Adium soundsets Tokyo Train Station Super Mario World removal of AIM sounds Adium 2.0 / Adium X GAIM (later Pidgin) LibGaim (later libpurple) multi-protocol support AIM vs. MSN Jabber / XMPP Jabber-based Facebook Chat Adiumy icon and character
