IM Client Other Than Trillian, Adium, or iChat?

Lucky736 · Dec 25, 2012, 11:46 PM

So I use AIM, Yahoo, MSN, and Facebook.

Trillian is inconsistent at best, and they seem to be lagging way behind on the Mac version again. Sometimes they seem to get their act together and other times it's mos. Just not what was promised.

Adium I used from day one until about a year ago when I had a major hiccup. Without going into details it wasn't good and many of my contacts were deleted server side.

iChat I am on 10.6.8 so no Yahoo support and the Hybrid Yahoo/MSN support in later versions is going to be gone once MS shuts down Live Messenger. I know of the Jabber workaround for iChat however this will not allow file transfer.

I also remember using Proteus years ago, and recall it being pretty good. I have been hearing of Proteus 5 however you have to have a username and sign in to get any info. Anyone know anything about this, or any upcoming or current clients that fit the bill for them?

I know there are many smaller clients available, and was looking for feedback from members.

Lucky736 · Dec 29, 2012, 01:03 PM

Bueller?

BRLawyer · Dec 29, 2012, 01:32 PM

Skype now does MSN; I also used to love Proteus back in the day, but have no idea where it currently stands. So I would still recommend Adium anyway.

Lucky736 · Dec 29, 2012, 01:39 PM

This has me wondering: http://www.proteusx.org/index-1.html

Dec 25, 2012, 11:46 PM	#1
Lucky736 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: TX or MI	IM Client Other Than Trillian, Adium, or iChat? So I use AIM, Yahoo, MSN, and Facebook. Trillian is inconsistent at best, and they seem to be lagging way behind on the Mac version again. Sometimes they seem to get their act together and other times it's mos. Just not what was promised. Adium I used from day one until about a year ago when I had a major hiccup. Without going into details it wasn't good and many of my contacts were deleted server side. iChat I am on 10.6.8 so no Yahoo support and the Hybrid Yahoo/MSN support in later versions is going to be gone once MS shuts down Live Messenger. I know of the Jabber workaround for iChat however this will not allow file transfer. I also remember using Proteus years ago, and recall it being pretty good. I have been hearing of Proteus 5 however you have to have a username and sign in to get any info. Anyone know anything about this, or any upcoming or current clients that fit the bill for them? I know there are many smaller clients available, and was looking for feedback from members. __________________ Black MacBook. 2.2GHZ. 4GB RAM. 64GB SSD. GMA X3100. Mac Mini. 2.0GHZ. 2GB RAM. 120GB HD. GeForce 9400M. iPhone 5. 16GB. CDMA/GSM. iOS 6.1.4. Unlocked. BlackBerry Bold 9900. 16GB. GSM. Unlocked.
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Dec 29, 2012, 01:03 PM	#2
Lucky736 Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: TX or MI	Bueller? __________________ Black MacBook. 2.2GHZ. 4GB RAM. 64GB SSD. GMA X3100. Mac Mini. 2.0GHZ. 2GB RAM. 120GB HD. GeForce 9400M. iPhone 5. 16GB. CDMA/GSM. iOS 6.1.4. Unlocked. BlackBerry Bold 9900. 16GB. GSM. Unlocked.
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Dec 29, 2012, 01:32 PM	#3
BRLawyer macrumors 601 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Currently in Switzerland	Skype now does MSN; I also used to love Proteus back in the day, but have no idea where it currently stands. So I would still recommend Adium anyway. __________________ iMac 27" Core i7 3.4GHz, 16GB RAM, 2GB GPU, 120GB SSD+4TB HD, Bowers & Wilkins 685, Nuforce HDP, OS X 10.8.3; iPad 3 Wi-Fi+4G 64GB; iPhone 5 White 32GB.
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Dec 29, 2012, 01:39 PM	#4
Lucky736 Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: TX or MI	This has me wondering: http://www.proteusx.org/index-1.html Attached Thumbnails __________________ Black MacBook. 2.2GHZ. 4GB RAM. 64GB SSD. GMA X3100. Mac Mini. 2.0GHZ. 2GB RAM. 120GB HD. GeForce 9400M. iPhone 5. 16GB. CDMA/GSM. iOS 6.1.4. Unlocked. BlackBerry Bold 9900. 16GB. GSM. Unlocked.
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