Bathroom, bored, food, romance, shower, sleep: this archive sorts the little status notes people posted when they stepped away from the family computer. An away message was practical and performative at once—a sentence that served as your front door before read receipts and typing indicators.
Original message archive: https://www.awaymessages.com/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-awaymessages-com-preserves-the-miniature-literature-of-aim/
#ancientweb #aim #internetculture #messaginghistory
Original message archive: https://www.awaymessages.com/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-awaymessages-com-preserves-the-miniature-literature-of-aim/
#ancientweb #aim #internetculture #messaginghistory
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Categories: Ancient Web & Internet History [c23]