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minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoRIP 53215700, the oldest account I’m still aware of that I’ve forgotten the password to. Must have made it in 98 or 99.
minus-squarestate_electrician@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days ago2452680 reporting in
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days ago52 million seems high for that timeframe.
minus-squareY|yukichigai@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoI’m not sure how the numbers were doled out, but in 2000 it was a big deal having a sub-9-digit ICQ number.
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoMaybe I’m off by a bit then. I could have sworn I had one in like the 500k range but it must have been like '97 or '98.
minus-squareTexasDrunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoI got on ICQ in 97 or 98 to keep up with friends from a MUD and mine was 7 digits. I haven’t logged into it in over a decade because when I went back to see if anyone from the old game was around none ever showed up online.
minus-squareY|yukichigai@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days ago86336930 checking in. Pretty sure I remember the password, but it’s not like I can check now. You will be missed, ICQ. When no other messaging service worked, you always did.
minus-squareDalraz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days ago2728604 checking in, man i miss those days
minus-squareMaestro@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days ago22421382 here. I can’t believe I still know that number by heart after 20+ years.
minus-squarer00ty@kbin.lifelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoPretty sure mine was 16399753. But, not logged in for probably 15 or more years, so could be wrong. No idea whatsoever about the password :P
RIP 53215700, the oldest account I’m still aware of that I’ve forgotten the password to. Must have made it in 98 or 99.
2452680 reporting in
691948 here.
52 million seems high for that timeframe.
I’m not sure how the numbers were doled out, but in 2000 it was a big deal having a sub-9-digit ICQ number.
Maybe I’m off by a bit then. I could have sworn I had one in like the 500k range but it must have been like '97 or '98.
I got on ICQ in 97 or 98 to keep up with friends from a MUD and mine was 7 digits. I haven’t logged into it in over a decade because when I went back to see if anyone from the old game was around none ever showed up online.
86336930 checking in. Pretty sure I remember the password, but it’s not like I can check now.
You will be missed, ICQ. When no other messaging service worked, you always did.
2728604 checking in, man i miss those days
22421382 here. I can’t believe I still know that number by heart after 20+ years.
Pretty sure mine was 16399753. But, not logged in for probably 15 or more years, so could be wrong.
No idea whatsoever about the password :P