IRC : it ’s not just for BDSM cyber and warez kiddy any longer ! It ’s my pleasure to harbinger our support of that antediluvian , text - only communicating communications protocol , Internet Relay Chat , via Gizmodo ’s newirc.gizmodo.comserver . I ’m not quite sure what will come of this experiment , but something tells me a group of portable engineering science fans heavily into communication will be able-bodied to bulge out creating some interesting and useful tools using an easily approachable , data - lean scheme like IRC .
If you already have an IRC client you wish , come on into # gizmodo — allow ’s dish out . If you have n’t used IRC before , I ’ve draw in out a few IRC client that I ’ve had good luck with over the twelvemonth . All the common etiquette apply . Hope to RUMORF ASL you very soon .
On Windows I ’ve usedmIRCfor twelvemonth , althoughdIRCis decent , as well . mIRC is nagware , though , so using it might be a drag . Trillianhas IRC support , although I do n’t know if it ’s in the free version or not .
On OSX , it ’s jolly much down toX - chaffer AquaorColloquyas far as I ’m concerned . Of course , many of the generic unix command line guest will complile , as well , such asIRSSIorBitchX.
There are afew Series 60clients , including the excellentWirelessIRC($10 ) .
On Pocket PC , ProChatlooks very capable , and is free .
There are quite a few PalmOS clients , but I ’ve never been abysmally impressed by any of them.upIRCgets close , and should even support higher - resolution screens .
If you have a expert ( especially devoid ) suggestion , let me know .
Update : A few people have suggestedChatzilla , a plug - in for Firefox . That would in all probability be quick and easy .
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