# Fire software...for Windows?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-software-for-windows/65582>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 16, 2001, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-software-for-windows/65582 "2001-05-16T07:48:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![sethdallob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@sethdallob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sethdallob)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2001, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-software-for-windows/65582/1 "2001-05-16T07:48:24Z")

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My friend showed me software for OS X called Fire. It was a program that logged you in and let you chat with anyone on any of 5-6 instant messengers (icq, im, aol, etc.). I can’t even find the OS X software page, much less any Windows equivalent.

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**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2001, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-software-for-windows/65582/2 "2001-05-16T08:19:09Z")

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Went to Yahoo, went to “Computers and Internet”, and searched for “Fire”.

Here ya go: [http://www.epicware.com/fire.html](http://www.epicware.com/fire.html)

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**Author:** ![sethdallob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@sethdallob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sethdallob)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2001, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-software-for-windows/65582/3 "2001-05-17T05:55:06Z")

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Is there an equivalent for Wintels?

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**Author:** ![VGGAlan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@VGGAlan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VGGAlan)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2001, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-software-for-windows/65582/4 "2001-05-17T08:53:22Z")

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Sorry seth, you’re just going to have to toss all your Wintel stuff and upgrade to OS X!

;^)

OK, if you INSIST on sticking with Wintel, there’s an app called Maxxchat [http://www.maxxchat.com/](http://www.maxxchat.com/) that supports AIM, ICQ, Microsoft Messenger, and IRC.

Don’t know if it’s any good, don’t know if it even works (I’m on Mac), but it may be worth a look.

-alan

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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2001, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-software-for-windows/65582/5 "2001-05-17T22:29:15Z")

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FINALLY! Something for the Mac not available for Windows :).