We have an instant messaging system here at Monash called "goofey", that was started in 1991. A reference:
http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~tym/goofey.html I use this every day for communication within our division, and although I'm in the process of replacing it with a Jabber-based system, it still gets a heavy workout. Some samples: % goofey -rw gub IN (Dec 19 09:14) 0u I0:15 faramir IN (Dec 19 09:05) 0u I 44s L:28/223 hawkeye IN (Dec 19 09:03) 0u I0:22 stick IN (Dec 19 08:42) 0u I0:11 L:Office lanks IN (Dec 19 08:18) 0u I0:07 box IN (Dec 11 18:11) 0u I???? rmi OUT (Dec 11 15:38) 0u portal OUT (Apr 5 11:02) 0u **** A message has arrived from pluto on Thu Dec 19 09:31! **** portal goofed IN from translucent.its.monash.edu.au **** A message has arrived from pluto on Thu Dec 19 09:32! **** From: portal [To: box] hi, how are you? % goofey -s portal Enter your message: (blank line or ^D to end, ~h for help) > well, thanks for asking :) > Message sent to 'portal' at 1 location! **** A message has arrived from pluto on Thu Dec 19 09:32! **** portal goofed OUT from translucent.its.monash.edu.au Rob. -- Robert Norris GPG: 1024D/FC18E6C2 Email+Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://cataclysm.cx/
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