About what ICQ is or, as our compatriots are used to saying, just “ICQ”, almost every person who has had access to the Internet at least once in his life knows. Previously, this text messaging system was called an "Internet pager", since there are really a lot of similar moments with this small device. It is possible to transfer mainly text through ICQ, and in small volumes. Each message comes instantly, regardless of the speed of the Internet. But in order to understand in more detail what ICQ is, when it appeared and how exactly it works, let's consider everything in order.
First most realistic communication
Today, there are a lot of social networks, thanks to which you can not only correspond very quickly with an interlocutor, but also speak in real time, and even see him through a webcam. However, literally 10-15 years ago all this did not exist, but such a program as ICQ has become a real find forpublic.
Compared to email, this application is much faster and more efficient. You can choose different statuses for yourself, mark them with tags, attach a whole lot of emoticons to your messages. In the past, when "ICQ" just appeared, it immediately captivated millions of people with its realism and high speed of sending messages. In offices and apartments, people began to install ICQ for a computer, choosing for this purpose such well-known programs today as a standard ICQ client, QIP, Jimm and many others.
Some moments during registration
It is worth noting that nowadays ICQ is almost never used. Young people prefer Skype, VKontakte, Viber and other services with which you can communicate through speech rather than correspondence, and even see each other at a distance. Nevertheless, in some cases, setting "asi" is necessary for work or other reasons (for example, in some eastern countries you can really only communicate via ICQ, since access to other networks is blocked).
In order to create an account here, download the client program to your computer. Most often, we note that people prefer QIP. Initially, this program was built in English, but today you can find a Russified version. After downloading, all that remains for you is to fill in the appropriate fields. Come up with a nickname for yourself (you can be found by it), then enter your first name, last name (optional), indicate your gender,age and, if you wish, you can also fill in the box indicating your interests. At the end of the procedure, you also need to come up with an ICQ password and confirm it.
ICQ number exchange and communication
Before we move on to the moment of finding friends within the "ICQ", it is worth noting something. Be sure to write down the ICQ password that you come up with for yourself, since it is extremely difficult to recover it. Of course, if you are well versed in computers and devices of various servers, you can connect your ICQ for Windows with mail. So, through the "soap" then it will be easier to recover the password. In other cases, it is very problematic to do this, and most often people get new numbers.
After the registration was successful, you get a UIN - this is the name of your "secure" number, by which friends can find you. It is also used to log into the system. You enter this number, a password that you have invented, and you will immediately see a list of your contacts, who is online, who is not, and so on. Similarly, by entering the UIN of your friends in the search bar, you find them in ICQ, add them to your contact list and communicate with them.
The appearance and design of your correspondence
We figured out what ICQ is and how to become its client, and now let's look at exactly how the communication process will take place. Most often, people prefer to chat via QIP, which contains two windows: one with contacts, the other with messages.
The dialog box is divided into two parts. Topthe history of correspondence with the selected user is shown, at the bottom you type the text itself. Contacts are arranged in alphabetical order, and those whose nickname begins with an English letter are higher than others whose name is written in Cyrillic. It is worth noting that you can change the nicknames of users in your contact list, and only you will know about it. Also, all your friends who are now online are pulled up to the top, and offline users remain at the bottom.
It is also important to remember one important point related to the exchange of information in ICQ. Correspondence is always tied to a specific program, to a specific computer. If "VKontakte" is a network that saves your messages regardless of which device you logged in from, then in "ace" it's the other way around.
Internet pager for modern mobile devices
Several years ago, we still used standard mobile phones, for which we came up with a whole lot of "ase" programs. Now all mobile devices operate on Windows, IOS or Android operating systems. For them, the manufacturers of the Internet product have developed new versions of this program, which allow you to communicate in real time with the same comfort and speed.
For example, ICQ for "Android" is already as many as 18 applications that work differently and have a variety of designs. Among those are Asia, Slick, Imo. Im, Meebo IM and many others. You can download them through the Play-market and install them for free on any Android platform. Looking at the different versions of these programs, you'll notice that some of them have completely borrowed designs from Quip, while others look like Skype. In some such applications, the dialog box looks exactly like the VKontakte correspondence. In general, there are many options, and which one to choose is a matter of your taste and preferences.
What is ICQ nowadays and how does it work
Today, thanks to the ICQ information exchange system, you can send your interlocutors not only small text messages, but also photos, Word files, archives and much more. Both new versions of desktop programs and clients for mobile devices have the “attach” function, and all you have to do is select the desired document and send it.
Of course, this is not the limit of technological progress, and many people these days prefer newer services for communication. However, when texting in ICQ, you can remain mysterious, mysterious, not as open and accessible as, say, on Skype or in the same Contact. The interlocutor will see only what you send him, and everything else will remain a secret from your friends. Only basic information remains available to them, as well as your status. You, in turn, can also change it and be online available only for a separate list of friends.
Small conclusion
Now you know a brief history of this communication service. Based on the material above, you can also decide whether to installyou this program on your portable device or computer or not. Although it is worth noting that "asya" is the best way to communicate for people who are at a great distance from each other. Therefore, we recommend that everyone who wants to know about the life of their distant relatives and departed friends install this application.
