AOL Looks To Replace AIM With Triton

26 Apr, 2005 at 9:56pm ET Article published in Tech

BetaNews has learned that America Online has begun beta testing the next generation of its AOL Instant Messaging software called “Triton,” which will replace the existing AIM client.

Triton addresses user grievances while adding highly anticipated bells and whistles including tabbed messaging and chat logging.

As the first major overhaul to AIM since its inception, Triton introduces an entirely new, simplified user interface that adopts contemporary elements such as tabbed message windows to switch between different modes of communication. Users can also corral all chat sessions into a single, tabbed window dubbed “IM Catcher.”

Source: BetaNews

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27 Apr 2005 ~ 11:00am drasnor So basically they took a look at the gaim source?

-drasnor
27 Apr 2005 ~ 11:02am KingFish That's what I was thinking too when I read the article. I absolutely love gaim.
27 Apr 2005 ~ 1:23pm GrayFox Gaim all the way

However I feal aol will pull a cherry pc.
19 May 2005 ~ 10:52am Rewired I'm using GAIM and I totally dig it. My only gripe is that it doesn't exactly sync it self with my AIM Mobile contacts like the regular AIM does.

Could somebody please give me instruction on how to set up the spell check to work with GAIM? I'm pretty confused. I tried to find documentation on how to do this but did't find anything conclusive. I installed something called Aspell. At anyrate I'm stuck.

Thanks a lot really for your help.
21 Nov 2005 ~ 6:40pm sfleuriet thought I'd bring this thread back to life - I just downloaded Triton and its AWESOME!! I've been using GAIM for a long time, but I must admit I'm impressed with Triton. It's verrry sleek
21 Nov 2005 ~ 6:49pm Rewired Boy, it's been a long time... An update to my previous comment, Gaim 1.5 comes bundled with the spell check plugin.

What advantages does Triton have over Gaim? I still have to use AIM (Ad Hack) to send files and direct connect with some folk.
21 Nov 2005 ~ 7:04pm sectorz715 I got triton and its pretty nice, but i got rid of it because it came with aol explorer and there was no other way to get rid of the explorer.. i think. But still triton is awesome. Does anyone think that the logo for triton looks like the AIM guy with a Pumpkin on his head??
21 Nov 2005 ~ 7:26pm Rewired sectorz715, you can download the lastest Ad Hack version of Aim Beta (Triton) without all the ads and w/o the browser here: http://aftermath.dyndns.org:8888/~aimadhack/
21 Nov 2005 ~ 7:30pm sfleuriet ahh I'll get that now - thanks!!
21 Nov 2005 ~ 7:42pm sfleuriet edit: ok awesome - I got it to work
21 Nov 2005 ~ 10:40pm sectorz715 thx - now i will defn use it

Edit: I like it
27 Nov 2005 ~ 3:24pm sectorz715 It logged me on just once, now it takes forever, just validating for some reason.
27 Nov 2005 ~ 3:41pm sfleuriet YES same here - it started freezing a lot and didn't start up properly. I ditched it, and all the AOL spyware that came with it, and went back to GAIM