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This includes the Unix "talk" command line program, which was popular in the 1980s and early 1990s. While the Quantum Link client software ran on a Commodore 64, using only the Commodore's PETSCII text-graphics, the screen was visually divided into sections and OLMs would appear as a yellow bar saying "Message From:" and the name of the sender along with the message across the top of whatever the user was already doing, and presented a list of options for responding.Initially, some of these systems were used as notification systems for services like printing, but quickly were used to facilitate communication with other users logged into the same machine.As networks developed, the protocols spread with the networks. talk, ntalk and ytalk), while others required peers to connect to a server (see talker and IRC).In many cases, instant messaging includes added features which can make it even more popular.For example, users may see each other via webcams, or talk directly for free over the Internet using a microphone and headphones or loudspeakers.
