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Channel Z - If you're new to the Web and haven't tried "chat" (communicating in real-time with other people online) then Channel Z is a good place to try it out. It's very easy to get connected here. No complicated software to install. Just sign up and you can start chatting through your browser.
PeopleLink - This new free software service enables you to communicate instantly with people online. PeopleLink gives you "interactive messaging", a new medium that combines the best features of E-mail (ease-of-use, safety and selectivity) with the one major advantage of chat, interactivity. (For Windows and Mac).
SneakerChat.com - SneakerChat, a Java-based program, allows anyone to set up a chat room on their Web site. With SneakerChat, you do not need server software to set up your own rooms (as long as you are not going to use them from behind a firewall).
Visual IRC - Powerful freeware chat client that features an Office 97-like user interface, voice chat and video conferencing. Visual IRC also offers an object-oriented scripting language (ViRCScript) and support for Active Scripting. Suitable for newbies and experiences users alike. The Web's top IRC client.
ICQ chat program - An incredible chat program that ranks as one of the Web's coolest freeware programs. ICQ's features could fill a book: it allows you to transfer files; travel in groups to different Web pages; play sound effects and much more. The program is very easy to use and has a very attractive and useful interface that allows you to keep track of several simultaneous conversations.
ParaChat - Get a free chat room for your Web site with this major service which claims over 100,000 users. Just fill out a form and plug a few lines of HTML on your page and you're ready to go. A Java program that's customizable and extensible (although, like many Java chat programs, sometimes slow to load). The only other quibble we have is that they display banner ads.
Beseen.com WWW Chat - This service is offering free chat rooms. Adding a chat room to your Web site is free and simple. There's nothing to download and there are no CGI programs to configure. To create your free chat room, visit their site and answer a few questions, and your chat room will be ready to go within minutes.
Microsoft V-Chat - With this awesome client, you start by selecting an "avatar," (a graphical representation for yourself.) With your avatar you can chat, gesture, or explore 2D or 3D environments. Choose from a wide selection of avatars or make your own.
PowWow - PowWow is a Windows-based communications program for the Internet that allows up to 9 users to chat via typing or voice; send files; view personal home pages and JPEG pictures; and cruise the Web together.
Online Traveler - This is a 3D Virtual World program that provides real-time group communication by allowing groups of people to meet in a virtual environment and talk with their own voices through expressive, animated avatars.
ichat Pager - With this cool client, you can be instantly connected to friends and associates and see who's on line. You may send messages instantly; participate in real-time discussions; and page friends 24 hours a day.
Free Chat - Have you ever wanted your own chat room on your Web site? Then check out this cool freebie (requires a Unix server).
Active Worlds Browser -This is one of the all-around coolest freebies on the Web. It's a browser that lets you access AlphaWorld, a unique, 3D virtual community populated by real people. The Active Worlds universe boasts hundreds of thousands of users and thousands of kilometers of virtual territory. You can explore over 100 worlds in real-time, 3D, high-color graphics. You can even "own" land and build anything you'd like on your property, from a simple house to an elaborate palace (a process that is quite easy). Active Worlds is more than a piece of software; it's a way of life! (Note: you need a Pentium with Win 95/NT and 24 megs of hard drive space.)
AOL Instant Messenger - This excellent program, once available only to AOL users, is now available to the entire online community. It offers many cool features. It allows you to see who's currently online and lets you send quick and private instant messages. It's "faster than E-mail and more fun than the phone."