Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet chat or
synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group
(many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels, but
also allows one-to-one communication and data transfers via private
message.
IRC was created by Jarkko "WiZ" Oikarinen in late August 1988 to
replace a program called MUT (MultiUser talk) on a BBS called OuluBox
in Finland. Oikarinen found inspiration in a chat system known as
Bitnet Relay, which operated on the BITNET.
IRC client software is available for virtually every computer
operating system.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet chat or
synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group
(many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels, but
also allows one-to-one communication and data transfers via private
message.
IRC was created by Jarkko "WiZ" Oikarinen in late August 1988 to
replace a program called MUT (MultiUser talk) on a BBS called OuluBox
in Finland. Oikarinen found inspiration in a chat system known as
Bitnet Relay, which operated on the BITNET.