The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of notable
LAN messenger A LAN Messenger is an instant messaging program for computers designed for use within a single local area network (LAN).
Many LAN Messengers offer basics functionality for sending private messages, file transfer, chatrooms and graphical smileys. T ...
s.
General information
Basic general information about the LAN messengers: creator/company, license/price, among others.
Operating system support
The
operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common daemon (computing), services for computer programs.
Time-sharing operating systems scheduler (computing), schedule tasks for ef ...
s the messengers can run on without
emulator
In computing, an emulator is hardware or software that enables one computer system (called the ''host'') to behave like another computer system (called the ''guest''). An emulator typically enables the host system to run software or use peri ...
s or
compatibility layers.
Features
Information on what features each of the clients support.
Note 1: Using Apple's
Bonjour protocol
See also
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Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients
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Comparison of instant messaging protocols
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Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients
The following tables compare general and technical information between a number of notable IRC client programs which have been discussed in independent, reliable prior published sources.
General
Basic general information about the notablec ...
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LAN messenger A LAN Messenger is an instant messaging program for computers designed for use within a single local area network (LAN).
Many LAN Messengers offer basics functionality for sending private messages, file transfer, chatrooms and graphical smileys. T ...
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Windows Messenger service
References
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