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ICQ

ICQ was an instant messaging system that was developed in 1996 to ease communication between computers and their users. The letters I-C-Q are meant to resemble ‘I Seek You’ when spoken out loud, which made sense since people used this system to chat with their friends. Basically, ICQ was texting on the computer in its earliest stages. Upon signing up, you were given an ID number to chat with, which had to be memorized as the advent of fancy usernames had not come about yet.