[AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM_(software))

was a proprietary instant messaging program which used the OSCAR instant

messaging protocol. User were also able to connect to the network using the

[TOC](toc.md) and [TOC2](toc2.md) protocols.

It was released by AOL in May of 1997 and shutdown in December of 2017.

Proprietary

* [kingant.net/oscar/](https://kingant.net/oscar/)

* [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM_(software))