AOL Releases AIM 6.0 Beta

[Veedems Veteran]

I'm loving this new version of Trito...I mean, AOL AIM. What does the name mean now? AOL=America Online. So AIM=America's Instant Messenger? Suppose it's better than America Online, America Online Instant Messenger, cause that's just redundant. Maybe it should be touted as that from now on. AIM=America's Instant Messenger.

It stands for AOL Instant Messenger.

[Jason S. Global Moderator]

eh, i really dont like Triton... im sticking w/ my 5.9 as long as possible

[mancode20]

It stands for AOL Instant Messenger.

I know that, but that's really redundant if they are going to insist on putting the AOL in front of it. So the chat program is called AOL AIM, America Online's America Online Instant Messenger? That's a little wordy. I like my idea better. AOL AIM, America's Instant Messenger. So you can have ad campaigns that say AOL AIM, America's Instant Messenger. *cue cheesy music* That makes perfect sense to me. That would give them a little something to thumb their noses up at Yahoo and MSN. Yahoo is just YIM, Yahoo's Instant Messenger. MSN is now WLM, Windows Live Messenger. But AIM is America's Instant Messenger. Like the choice of America. See how that works? Seems like a good marketting idea to me, but what do I know?

[b_pizzle]

eh, i really dont like Triton... im sticking w/ my 5.9 as long as possible

imho, i think you are missing out. i cant go back to a "non tabbed" IM window. i just cant... ;)

[eilegz]

so far i used it its not bad and it works cool it just need aim ad hack to get everything right, but i rather recommend aim pro

http://aimpro.premiumservices.aol.com/

its free no ads and do what it shouldi find it very lite

[mancode20]

AIM Pro is decent, but until it's updated I don't think AIM Pro has the cool, new feature that this AOL AIM has, the ability to view instant images (aka, direct connect) in a seperate window and as a slideshow. Maybe they do have it. I could be wrong. There's also something new with the file transfers that someone mentioned. Those reasons alone make using this version worthwhile in my humble opinion. Now if they can just hurry up and release a new build with the fixed UI changes I think we'll all be happy...most of us.

Edited October 1, 2006 by mancode20

[KGHtheII]

I'm loving this new version of Trito...I mean, AOL AIM. What does the name mean now? AOL=America Online. So AIM=America's Instant Messenger? Suppose it's better than America Online, America Online Instant Messenger, cause that's just redundant. Maybe it should be touted as that from now on. AIM=America's Instant Messenger. As everyone else said, the ability to view pictures in a seperate window and as a slideshow is a great, much needed feature. I tried it out with a friend and it works nicely. Great addition! It also seems to be running pretty smoothly. My only complaint is what everyone else is saying, the ugly UI! Particularly on the minimize, maximize, and close buttons on the main program window and on chat windows. I like the way those buttons look when you view someone's info, a light blue color. Perhaps it should be like that on all the windows. That one little change would make the UI so much better and fit the rest of the program. I'm going to add another minor complaint, my screenname is in lower case letters when people message me. I'd like the first letter to be capitalized. That's a real small, nitpick, though. Keep up the good work!

I'm pretty sure that America Online officially changed their name to AOL.. so that takes out all the redundancy. But then again I could be wrong. Perhaps someone can confirm the name change.

[mancode20]

I'm pretty sure that America Online officially changed their name to AOL.. so that takes out all the redundancy. But then again I could be wrong. Perhaps someone can confirm the name change.

Oh, ok. That would make more sense then.

[Viserov]

So, AOL AOL Instant Messenger then?

[mancode20]

No, it would be AOL AIM, which is essentially what you said. Makes no sense to me. I'm calling it AIM or America's Instant Messenger from now on. It just fits.

[Veedems Veteran]

I think I managed to track down the causes of my crashing while away. It seems to be coming from Gadgets (I had av props and mytunes enabled). As soon as I disabled the plugins, AIM has been running along smoothly.

I was wrong. Still crashing.

I know that, but that's really redundant if they are going to insist on putting the AOL in front of it. So the chat program is called AOL AIM, America Online's America Online Instant Messenger? That's a little wordy. I like my idea better. AOL AIM, America's Instant Messenger. So you can have ad campaigns that say AOL AIM, America's Instant Messenger. *cue cheesy music* That makes perfect sense to me. That would give them a little something to thumb their noses up at Yahoo and MSN. Yahoo is just YIM, Yahoo's Instant Messenger. MSN is now WLM, Windows Live Messenger. But AIM is America's Instant Messenger. Like the choice of America. See how that works? Seems like a good marketting idea to me, but what do I know?

AOL doesn't stand for America Online anymore. The company name is simply AOL.

[HardSide]

The GUI looks aweful, im sticking with my aim 5.9

I like my simple text without any buttons or crap like that. Can you change the color of the GUI or only blue avaliable?

[webeagle12]

LOL @ UI. Was gonna post this yesterday when it was released. I couldn't wait. But forgot Neowin was down.

I hope "6.0" gets better than this (UI). JEEESH!

I wonder why it's 6.0 NOW? I thought "Triton" was a "new begining". Hmmm. Wierd, but ok.

There's going to be a lot of feedback on this. :)

its because triton sucked so bad that nobody wanted to download, so they like what to hell lets rename it to 6.0 and make everyone to update from 5.9

smart strategy :pinch:

[Kaidiir]

I'm still running AIM 5.5.3572 and I've been hesitant to upgrade because of the direction AIM seems to be going in. From what I've gathered, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, AIM is striving to be more of a multipurpose application; a program to facilitate all sorts of communication and not just the AIM that many of us discovered back in the '90s.

I like the little program, that all it does is send IMs and the occasional voice conversation. I've also got numerous "improvements" for my version that would be very hard to replace if I were to upgrade. If it ain't broke, don't fix it..ya know?

Are there any features that set the latest versions of AIM apart from the older ones that are must-haves?

[bscabl]

just an fyi.. the new adhack is almost done

:)

[Bawx]

imho, i think you are missing out. i cant go back to a "non tabbed" IM window. i just cant... ;)

AIM 5.5 + Dead AIM 4.5 = WHOO!

[Windam]

gaim is nice and easy to use.

[azntennisplaya87]

this whole naming discussion is hilarious and ridiculous. who calls it AOL AIM?

its just AIM = AOL Instant Messenger

and AOL was officially renamed from America Online to just AOL. It doesnt stand for anything anymore.

[KGHtheII]

just an fyi.. the new adhack is almost done

:)

Sounds like a tease :p

Just Kidding. Hope to see it soon.

[Veedems Veteran]

Holy moses this thing keeps crashing on me. I don't know what else to do. I've tried everything from doing a complete nuke of my old install to disabling things like windowsblinds and yet it still continues to bring up the feedback agent and crash out.

[bscabl]

Sounds like a tease :p

Just Kidding. Hope to see it soon.

partner is just tidying up the installer a bit. aol changed a few things

[KGHtheII]

partner is just tidying up the installer a bit. aol changed a few things

Still going to be able to maintain the current features such as killing aolsoftware.exe?

[L3thal Veteran]

aol changed a few things

Bad, bad AOL :p

[CommanderRomeo]

:| I signed in and it crashed .....it's a fresh install......:|....*sigh* this is the first build I've installed in over 2 months. Is it just me or are the toast ugly ??

-Romeo

[Jase]

i got rid of the ads finally from a patch i found on the internet, also this dont seem to crash for me.. yet.. and i love the tabs and effect just gold.. the only thing i dislike is the sound schemes and the fact that you cant send offline messages.