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2. mIRC - Wikipedia

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   www .mirc .com. mIRC ( Arabic: إم آي آر سي) is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client for Windows. It is a fully functional chat utility and its integrated scripting language makes it extensible and versatile. [3] The software was first released in 1995 and has since been described as "one of the most popular IRC clients available for ...

3. Microsoft Comic Chat - Wikipedia

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   Microsoft Comic Chat (later Microsoft Chat) is a graphical IRC client created by Microsoft, first released with Internet Explorer 3.0 in 1996. Comic Chat was developed by Microsoft Researcher David Kurlander, with Microsoft Research's Virtual Worlds Group and later a group he managed in Microsoft's Internet Division.

4. ICQ - Wikipedia

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   ICQ was among the first stand-alone instant messenger (IM) applications—while real-time chat was not in itself new (Internet Relay Chat [IRC] being the most common platform at the time), the concept of a fully centralized service with individual user accounts focused on one-on-one conversations set the blueprint for later instant messaging ...

5. Online chat - Wikipedia

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   Online chat is any kind of communication over the Internet that offers a real-time transmission of text messages from sender to receiver. Chat messages are generally short in order to enable other participants to respond quickly. Thereby, a feeling similar to a spoken conversation is created, which distinguishes chatting from other text-based ...

6. Web chat - Wikipedia

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   Web chat. A web chat is a text-based system that allows users to communicate in real-time using easily accessible web interfaces. It is a type of Internet online chat distinguished by its simplicity and accessibility to users who do not wish to take the time to install and learn to use specialized chat software. [1]

7. Comparison of instant messaging protocols - Wikipedia

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   IRC: Jarkko Oikarinen: 1988 Aug Open standard: Nickname!Username@hostname (or "hostmask") e.g. user!~usr@a.b.com: Yes, via IRCv3 or MemoServ that differs from the main system Optional many implementations which are mostly non-interoperable with other IRC clients: No: No Simplistic multicast: Medium Yes (everyone, multiple simultaneous, any size)