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> I think it would make an intriguing alternative to voice calls

'talk' was an everyday tool back in the 1980s and early 90s that sent characters as they were typed. I just checked and it's installed on my Mac today. It's person-to-person, not group chat, but there's something magical about seeing every keystroke in near-real-time. You can feel the person at the other end.



VAX/VMS had (has?) a talk program that allowed multiparty chat, at least if my memory serves me correctly.


As I recall, ytalk allowed for larger groups, although it gets messy pretty quick.




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