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First post, by keenmaster486

Posted on 2021-02-24, 19:16

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Let's talk about IRC clients. Which ones do you prefer?

I usually use:

DOS:
--IRCjr from mTCP

Windows 3.1:
--mIRC

Windows 9x:
--mIRC
--Have tried ChatZilla from the RetroZilla package, but is slow

I haven't really dived into the world of IRC clients. I've set up a few servers for my own amusement, but don't really know what's out there in terms of clients.

One thing I think would be nice in an IRC client is auto-downloading of images. If you paste a URL that points to an image, it downloads and displays it for you. Not sure if any clients exist for retro systems that do that, though.

Post your IRC client info here.

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Reply 1 of 5, by Jo22

Posted on 2021-02-24, 20:59

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On PC/GEOS platforms, there are also..

- WebChat
- BBX Ensemble
- Meeting Room IRC
- IRC BreadboxChat

On OS/2, there are..

- Quassel IRC
- OpenChat
- AdilIRC
- ChatIRC
..

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Reply 2 of 5, by creepingnet

Posted on 2021-03-04, 20:10

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There was another IRC Client for DOS called LeetIRC by Mike Chambers.

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Reply 3 of 5, by Hatta

Posted on 2021-03-05, 14:57

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Back in the day XChat was great.

Reply 4 of 5, by Caluser2000

Posted on 2021-03-05, 16:27

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PIRTCH16-WIN3.X
PIRCH32-WIN9X-NT.
PMIRC-OS/2

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A founding member of the 286 appreciation society.
Apparently 32-bit is dead and nobody likes P4s.
Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉

Reply 5 of 5, by Caluser2000

Posted on 2021-03-05, 16:29

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creepingnet wrote on 2021-03-04, 20:10:

There was another IRC Client for DOS called LeetIRC by Mike Chambers.

MikeC recommends TCPjr for Dos systems these days.

There's a glitch in the matrix.
A founding member of the 286 appreciation society.
Apparently 32-bit is dead and nobody likes P4s.
Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉

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