Today, Skype is officially dead, and this makes me a bit sad. And I would like to dedicate this post to its memory.

I still remember the day I started to use it. I lived too far from my parents and relatives, who were living literally on the opposite side of the Earth. I had to use international calls and pay from $1 to $3 per minute, and as you can imagine, even a few and relatively short calls per month can easily cost $100 or more. There were special dial cards, but they were cumbersome to use, and some were pretty scammy.

I tried several solutions for internet calls, including one that was supplied with Windows, but the audio