EAB Xmas IRC Chat - Saturday 15th Dec 2001 - Page 2

Fred the Fop · 04 December 2001, 15:40

If it were a mac product, if it followed Steve's conventions, it would be elegant and simple to use. But its shareware, so it does not have to ahere to those rules. But I was trying it on my PC, and its not hard, just ugly as sin. It seems to be a dinosaur, going the way of FTP's.

Amiga1992 · 04 December 2001, 17:06

Hey, what's wrong with good ole BBSes like Qlink?

CodyJarrett · 04 December 2001, 17:41

It is probably better that we do the IRC chat on Saturday 15th December, as if we leave until Sunday then our Kiwi and Australian friends might have to do it on Monday morning. A weekend is better in this respect.

Fred the Fop · 04 December 2001, 17:54

I fiddled around BBS's in the late 80's on my freind's C 64. It was fun no doubt. We are in 2001. As I said before, that stuff is retrograde bowelmovement.

Amiga1992 · 04 December 2001, 17:54

How about putting the date in the thread's subject?

icycool · 04 December 2001, 18:23

Hmm...in my experience u don't get shit unless you are on IRC
sure its not the perfect medium, then again neither is reality...

P.S. 15th sounds neat for me
I'm usually not around on weekends, but if anyone else bothers to make an effort, i will so surely.

Fred the Fop · 04 December 2001, 19:45

Those who seeketh perfection will not be satisfied in life, hence I seeketh not. I do seek reasonable satisfaction, tho

RCK · 04 December 2001, 22:44

Quote:

Originally posted by Akira
How about putting the date in the thread's subject?

There will be soon one real annoucement about this

icycool · 05 December 2001, 12:52

real announcement???

sounds ominous

icycool · 06 December 2001, 02:08

perhaps a Java IRC interface could be an idea?

just a thought

DPainter · 06 December 2001, 02:28

Can we get one of those nifty IRC file servers going that day, too? Surely Santa Claus will be bringing some Christmas presents to the good boys (girls?). Sorry, Fred, you only get a spanking from Conrad Bain's cold white hand!

Twistin'Ghost · 06 December 2001, 02:55

LOL, DP!!!

What is Java IRC? Hopefully it's nothing like those java chat applets...ugh. System running at a snail's pace when Java unleashes its scripting toll.

CodyJarrett · 06 December 2001, 08:50

We could probably use the Zone for uploads during the chat, as usual.

7-Zark-7 · 09 December 2001, 05:32

Please excuse my ignorance on the subject, as I'm like Paul, in having never used or seen IRC/MIRC. Is this program already on the windows98 disk?

Is it anything like when you're engaging in a chat with a friend on ICQ,(Not the instant messaging, I mean when you engage in online "live" typing/"talking" to each other?

Twistin'Ghost · 09 December 2001, 07:17

Quote:

Originally posted by CodyJarrett
IRC = Internet Relay Chat

It's not quite so popular nowadays, but you get yourself a client like mIRC (for Windows) and log onto a server. Everyone else does the same and connects to a channel. Then you have a discussion with the other people in the channel.

Follow the mIRC link in the above quote for the software you need to participate (assuming you're a PC user, natch!)

Yes, it is realtime chat. Similar to chat rooms, although IRC was around long before chat rooms were. The way I believe chat rooms work is via java, which really puts a strain on your system (since it is, after all, just a scripting language), whereas mIRC is a compiled program that runs like any other normal software. Go ahead and grab it now and play with it a bit to get used to, because there is a bit of a learning curve (no more difficult than WinUAE, though).

Shatterhand · 11 December 2001, 06:50

I think IRC is l33t , I am ALWAYS conncted in Brasnet when I am browsing the web.

If you are interested in Internet Chat (And who isn't?), I say IRC is the way to go.

Fred, mIRC is ugly indeed, but you may try to download one of those scripts for it, it makes it a little less ugly.

Maybe I should run 2 IRC clients at the same time, so in one I do my everyday IRC stuff, and in the other one I'll stay at #amigatronic

icycool · 11 December 2001, 08:59

There are many IRC clients available out there, many that handle multi-server connections.
mIRC is probably the most crap available and doesn't. I think its only redeeming feature is its large range of scripts available.

Some IRC clients you might like to look at.

Pirch98 (my fave, but not reliable on win2k)
Klient (looks ok but quite complex to set up properly)
Trillian (lot of ppl seem to like this)
Xircon (no idea)
mIRC (sux

)

and there are probably lots more less known ones out there

P-J · 12 December 2001, 14:10

Ack, come on, http://www.klient.com .

Download it, and you won't be disappointed. Kicks mIRC's years of development out the proverbial window

CodyJarrett · 13 December 2001, 19:27

I suggest that the IRC chat starts at:

11:00 (San Francisco)
14:00 (New York)
19:00 (London)
20:00 (Paris)
06:00 (Brisbane)
08:00 (Wellington)
06:23 (Planet Marz)

[That's Sunday for all you New Zealanders and Australians]

Who wants instructions on how to do the IRC stuff?

RetroMan · 13 December 2001, 20:23

If someone is interested I would put a FServ online so you can all l33c4 some adf´s from my Computer

Only a suggestion but as far as I know, the most regulars that will appear that day, will have the complete collection allready :laugh A well, I´m looking forward to Saturday ........ oh... btw. I´m there allmost every evening (just if ANYONE is interested in this news

) ..... cu then ....

06 December 2001, 02:28	#31
DPainter Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Montana, USA Posts: 342	IRC chat must include Christmas presents Can we get one of those nifty IRC file servers going that day, too? Surely Santa Claus will be bringing some Christmas presents to the good boys (girls?). Sorry, Fred, you only get a spanking from Conrad Bain's cold white hand!

13 December 2001, 19:27	#39
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	I suggest that the IRC chat starts at: 11:00 (San Francisco) 14:00 (New York) 19:00 (London) 20:00 (Paris) 06:00 (Brisbane) 08:00 (Wellington) 06:23 (Planet Marz) [That's Sunday for all you New Zealanders and Australians] Who wants instructions on how to do the IRC stuff? Last edited by CodyJarrett; 13 December 2001 at 20:21.

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04 December 2001, 15:40	#21
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	If it were a mac product, if it followed Steve's conventions, it would be elegant and simple to use. But its shareware, so it does not have to ahere to those rules. But I was trying it on my PC, and its not hard, just ugly as sin. It seems to be a dinosaur, going the way of FTP's.

04 December 2001, 17:06	#22
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,644	Hey, what's wrong with good ole BBSes like Qlink?

04 December 2001, 17:41	#23
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	It is probably better that we do the IRC chat on Saturday 15th December, as if we leave until Sunday then our Kiwi and Australian friends might have to do it on Monday morning. A weekend is better in this respect.

04 December 2001, 17:54	#24
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	I fiddled around BBS's in the late 80's on my freind's C 64. It was fun no doubt. We are in 2001. As I said before, that stuff is retrograde bowelmovement.

04 December 2001, 18:23	#26
icycool Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne/Australia Age: 50 Posts: 203	Hmm...in my experience u don't get shit unless you are on IRC sure its not the perfect medium, then again neither is reality... P.S. 15th sounds neat for me I'm usually not around on weekends, but if anyone else bothers to make an effort, i will so surely.

04 December 2001, 19:45	#27
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	Those who seeketh perfection will not be satisfied in life, hence I seeketh not. I do seek reasonable satisfaction, tho

05 December 2001, 12:52	#29
icycool Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne/Australia Age: 50 Posts: 203	real announcement??? sounds ominous

06 December 2001, 02:08	#30
icycool Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne/Australia Age: 50 Posts: 203	perhaps a Java IRC interface could be an idea? just a thought

06 December 2001, 02:55	#32
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	LOL, DP!!! What is Java IRC? Hopefully it's nothing like those java chat applets...ugh. System running at a snail's pace when Java unleashes its scripting toll.

06 December 2001, 08:50	#33
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	We could probably use the Zone for uploads during the chat, as usual.

09 December 2001, 05:32	#34
7-Zark-7 Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane/Australia Posts: 1,270	Please excuse my ignorance on the subject, as I'm like Paul, in having never used or seen IRC/MIRC. Is this program already on the windows98 disk? Is it anything like when you're engaging in a chat with a friend on ICQ,(Not the instant messaging, I mean when you engage in online "live" typing/"talking" to each other?

11 December 2001, 06:50	#36
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	I think IRC is l33t , I am ALWAYS conncted in Brasnet when I am browsing the web. If you are interested in Internet Chat (And who isn't?), I say IRC is the way to go. Fred, mIRC is ugly indeed, but you may try to download one of those scripts for it, it makes it a little less ugly. Maybe I should run 2 IRC clients at the same time, so in one I do my everyday IRC stuff, and in the other one I'll stay at #amigatronic

11 December 2001, 08:59	#37
icycool Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne/Australia Age: 50 Posts: 203	There are many IRC clients available out there, many that handle multi-server connections. mIRC is probably the most crap available and doesn't. I think its only redeeming feature is its large range of scripts available. Some IRC clients you might like to look at. Pirch98 (my fave, but not reliable on win2k) Klient (looks ok but quite complex to set up properly) Trillian (lot of ppl seem to like this) Xircon (no idea) mIRC (sux ) and there are probably lots more less known ones out there

12 December 2001, 14:10	#38
P-J Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Moorpark, California Age: 44 Posts: 1,153	Ack, come on, http://www.klient.com . Download it, and you won't be disappointed. Kicks mIRC's years of development out the proverbial window

13 December 2001, 20:23	#40
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	If someone is interested I would put a FServ online so you can all l33c4 some adf´s from my Computer Only a suggestion but as far as I know, the most regulars that will appear that day, will have the complete collection allready :laugh A well, I´m looking forward to Saturday ........ oh... btw. I´m there allmost every evening (just if ANYONE is interested in this news ) ..... cu then ....

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