PIRCH (IRC client) explained

PIRCH
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Developer:Northwest Computer Services
Operating System:Windows
Discontinued:yes
Genre:IRC client
License:Shareware[1]

PIRCH or pIRCh is a shareware Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client[2] published by Northwest Computer Services. Its name is an acronym  - PolarGeek's IRC Hack.[3]

The last version of the program, known as PIRCH98, was released in 1998. PIRCH has in the past been considered to be the number-two Windows IRC client behind mIRC.

PIRCH inspired the creation of Vortec IRC due to a lack of software updates.[4]

Reception

Forrest Stroud's 1998 review of Pirch stated it has "great selection of features and is an IRC client that will especially appeal to novice IRC users", such as the capability of simultaneous multiple server connections. But Stroud noted, "PIRCH is relatively slow in listing channels for servers and also lacks the capability to filter the number of channels based on the number of users or the ability to sort based on the name of a channel".[5]

In 1999, Joe Barr of LinuxWorld referred to Pirch as a "nice Windows client".[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pirch Download . https://web.archive.org/web/19981207065814/http://www.pirchat.com/licwarr.html . dead . 1998-12-07 .
  2. Book: Charalabidis , Alex . The Book of IRC: The Ultimate Guide to Internet Relay Chat . 1st . December 15, 1999 . No Starch Press . . 1-886411-29-8 . 36–37 . Windows IRC Clients: Pirch . registration . https://archive.org/details/bookofirc00char/page/36.
  3. Book: Boyce , Jim . Using and Upgrading PCs. 2nd. October 1998. Que Publishing. 0-7897-1607-0. 502.
  4. Web site: About Vortec IRC . https://archive.today/20111116235054/http://www.vortecirc.com/about/ . dead . November 16, 2011 . May 25, 2013 . Kirkland . John .
  5. Web site: Forrest . Stroud . Pirch (1.0.1.1190) . July 13, 1998. WinPlanet.com . cwsapps.com .
  6. News: Opinion: Get online for (free) Linux support! . Joe . Barr . CNN (from LinuxWorld). June 15, 1999 . May 22, 2010.

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