How Phones Chatted on IRC Before Apps
Before the app store, a Nokia and a keypad could join a live channel — the story of mobile IRC, and the little client that made it work.
The Origin of IRC
Finland, 1988, and the relay chat that quietly invented the group chat.
The Symbian Messaging Era
When the smartphone ran Symbian, chat looked very different — and mIRGGI was part of it.
From ICQ to WhatsApp: A Short History
The 'uh-oh' sound, the buddy list, and the long road to a billion daily messages.