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submitted 6 months ago by Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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ICQ will stop working on June 26. It's encouraging users to migrate to a messaging app from Russia-based VK, its parent company.

I stopped using ICQ in the very early 00s. I didn't know anything of it still remained.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 57 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

Uh oh!

*My favorite random icq sound finding it's way into music https://youtu.be/nZHFy3YfagU

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

I hear you

[–] mspencer712@programming.dev 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They probably got the sound file from the Visual C++ 4.2 CD’s samples folder. That’s where ICQ got it from.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

Seeing as it's not in the official song, I think it's from a bad rip or something.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 months ago

That's what my wife said when I told her.

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