awwww, tina's such a sweetie sharing her tortured childhood with us all... (btw, isn't aim and aol im the same?)

aim is just the instant messanger part. aol is an internet service provider that provides you with instant messanger and email. aim is free.... aol is not.

lemme repeat wit da quotes: (btw, isn't "aim" and "aol im" the same?) u said "this used to be my old AOL sn, (but im on aim)". so i was wonderin, if ur on aim, why would it be different? i have s...

to clarify tina's response, and actually use punctuation: you can sign up with many AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) screen names for free. you cannot use one of these free screen names to logon to...

ahah! so the aol im is a separate program running thru the aol browser, and aim is a separate program altogether? if that's right, then i got it.

pretty much. AOL IM isn't really a separate program running the the AOL interface, though, it's really just built into the interface. and AIM is a separate program altogether.

but not. since they share at the very least, protocol libraries. haha.