AIM client for Win98

I just got an automated message from AOL yesterday telling me that in
a few days I won't be able to log on to AIM with my old computer
unless I upgrade to the latest version...that requires Windows 2000 or
XP.

What alternate client can I use to connect to AOL Instant Messenger
with my windows 98 computer? I use it all the time to pass links to my
new computer or to communicate with friends while I'm in the middle of
a game on my newer system.

I also use the file transfer feature from time to time. Especially if
a friend has a corrupted .dll or otherwise and needs an old file to
get his legacy system working. I can't think of much else I use
regularly besides the away messages. I don't use chats much, maybe
once or twice a year and usually on my newer system.


So are there any clients for win98 that will work with those features?
Chats are unimportant, and the public chats haven't worked in a while.

I apologize for cross posting this, but gen_discussion seems to be the
only active group remotely relevant post-shutdown.

P.S. What other free support areas are there for win98 and other older
microsoft products now that the newsgroups are orphaned?