IRC
stands for "Internet Relay Chat". It was originally written by
Jarkko Oikarinen in 1988. Since starting in Finland, it has
been used in over 60 countries around the world. IRC is a
multi-user chat system, where people meet on Channels (rooms,
virtual places, usually with a certain topic of conversation)
to talk in groups, or privately. There is no restriction to
the number of people that can participate in a given
discussion, or the number of channels that can be formed on
IRC.
IRC is a method of conversing with other internet users, in real time,
using chat software, or a Java plug-in which operates in your
current web browser. There are many different chat channels,
or rooms, covering every subject imaginable, and a list of the
most popular channels starts at
CHAT ROOMS.
Rather
than posting a message on a bulletin board, and reading other
postings, you are able to post your message in a chat window,
and watch others post their messages.
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