Shareware: $10
Current version: 1.1
Requires Apple IIgs System 6.0.1 or
later
gsAIM is an AOL Instant
Messenger compatible Internet messaging program. With
Marinetti 2.0 installed, it lets you have two-way
conversations with other AIM users (whether they're on Mac,
PC, or Apple IIgs) -- up to 20 conversations at a time! All
this in a convenient NDA, so you can talk to your friends
online while doing other work on your Apple IIgs.
A sample gsAIM screen, with several ongoing
conversations in seperate Instant Message
windows. Courtesy of Tony Diaz.
gsAIM lets you maintain a
"buddy list" of all your friends, so you can keep track of
them easily. While you're online, with gsAIM open, gsAIM
watches to see if your buddies are online and lets you know
when they log in and out. You can send them instant
messages with a click of the mouse. Buddy lists can be
saved to disk so you don't have to remember all your
friends' AIM screen names (saving buddy lists isn't
available in the unregistered version of gsAIM).
Registering gsAIM costs US $10. Once registered, you can
save your buddy lists and other preferences. The current
version of gsAIM is version 1.1. It's feature-limited until
you register the software. Complete details on the
registration process can be found in the documentation
included with the software.
There are some known bugs in Marinetti that cause some
people to have problems using gsAIM. If you experience
problems crashing during or shortly after connecting, this
is what's happening.
Please note: AOL changes their
protocols from time to time; I can't guarantee that this
software still works. A long-planned update has been
stalled for several years now. Feel free to email me
encouragement to try to get it finished, but I can't
promise anything!