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mIRC has been confirmed as the Relay Chat Client application most reliable of all times. At the same time, it allows you to connect with users from all around the world that are in different chat rooms. So you have an instant messaging application specialized on communicating through Internet.
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[edit] Description
mIRC is the most successful instant messenger application for Windows operating systems. Therefore, it has one of the first positions as regards number of downloads and it incorporates thousands of users weekly. Although in the beginnings it was only available in English, currently, the application is available in Spanish for Hispanic users.
mIRC has a simple and easy to handle user interface. Mainly, it has all the options which enable you to use it without the need of further knowledge of this kind of applications. You will be able to find customized options to communicate via chat, to share multimedia files, to connect to different servers, etc.
Moreover, it is important to highlight that mIRC offers an application assigned exclusively to instant messaging in all its aspects and without limitations.
If you love to interact with users from all over the globe via an instant messenger application, then, mIRC is the application that you cannot do without in your PC.
[edit] History
The communication system service through an instant messenger offered to IRC clients started in 1988; the intention was to create a protocol which enables to establish discussions of the Usenet kind. The initial project was based on similar programs that had already been created. To launch the first version of the software, developers worked hard during months, and on August of that year, they finally reached their goal. The first user registrations took place on that month. The first 10 registered users were able to exchange messages between them simultaneously and in real time. Moreover, it was possible to establish protocol relationships with servers created in Finland and eventually in Japan.
In its beginnings, the application did not offer additional features and its graphic interface was very improvised. The first option which was modified was the writing method. They developed an editor for the text commands which was developed in an independent way.
In the early 1990, IRC had gained certain popularity among the diverse users, so much so that by that year there were 12 different servers and the average registered users for each of them was of 38.
In 1991, there was a historical happening that unexpectedly boosted IRC towards a multiuser connection: the Gulf War which increased its presence in 135 servers.
Along the 90s, IRC became the most used application of its kind, but it was not until the beginnings of the new millennium that applications based on this protocol burst; and par excellence, the most successful one has been mIRC.
[edit] Characteristics
mIRC specific commands
- mIRC is capable of producing a series of specific commands specially oriented to facilitate the interaction by implementing them in the instant messaging conversations.
These commands provide different visual appearances, font colour, size, etc. They can be downloaded from the web.
The system menu
- The system menu of this application is very simple and easy to handle, there is no need to establish complex configuration options and it enables you to have an easy access to the configurations and customizations.
Files server
- You will be able to introduce a complete line of commands specialized mainly in directories which will enable the establishment of a server to which other users can access to perform files downloads.
Special keys combination
- It enables the selection of diverse commands and key combinations directly from the users’ preferences options establishing, this way, a customization according to the users’ needs.
Those combinations offer shortcuts and configuration modifications to mIRC without the need to do them manually.
Parameters in the commands line
- Currently there are only some parameters in the commands line which enables the connection with a server and the specified ports, establishing different connections. Based on them, different modifications can be made related to the name to show, personal images, etc.
[edit] Minimum Requirements
- Processor :386 MHz processor.
- RAM Memory : 128 MB .
- Free disk space : 10 MB.
- Internet connection.
- Operating system : Windows 95/98/98SE/CE/NT/2000/ME/XP/Vista.
[edit] Recommended Requirements
- Processor : 500 MHz processor or higher.
- RAM Memory : 256 MB or higher.
- Free disk space : 20 MB or higher.
- Internet Connection . : Broadband Connection.
- Operating system : Windows 95/98/98SE/CE/NT/2000/ME/XP/Vista.
[edit] Versions
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[edit] Videos
There is no video for this programs
[edit] Manuals
[edit] Plugins
The users of the instant messenger have created, along time, different tools which broaden the functioning and efficiency of mIRC. Some of them are mentioned below:
Kktraductor
This small plug-in incorporates a translator which can function: automatically or manually. In both cases, the results will be of great level.
mIRC Color
This tool allows modifying freely the font colour which is used to communicate with other users. You will be able not only to choose among many more colours than the standard ones, but also, you will be able to do it much faster.
MsnmIRC
An excellent plug-in which incorporates the feature of adding your MSN Messenger contacts to mIRC. Two of the world most used messengers.
Trivial RPG
A graphic of excellent resolution which has quite an abstract form that can be used as personal image. It offers the possibility of being transformed and personalized as you please. Moreover, it has an option to develop a fantastic questionnaire to prove the knowledge of all your contacts.
[edit] FAQ
- Can I be invisible to other users?
- Can I use Scripts in MIRC?
- Does MIRC offer the possibility of opening multiple sessions?
- Is it convenient to use MIRC instead of other messengers?
- My firewall decreases the services of MIRC. How can I solve this problem?