Mike Chambers
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This is a thing that I've wanted to do for a long time! I ported Alex Barton's ngIRCd software, which is a lightweight, RFC-compliant (plus some extras) IRC server, over to 16-bit DOS using Open Watcom and mbbrutman's mTCP stack. It runs on any 8088+ PC with enough RAM. It was of course written for Unix-y sockets, and mTCP isn't Unix-y, so there was a little effort required to make it all happy, but I think it turned out well. I also reduced some ngIRCd buffer sizes to help it fit into a 640 KB system better.
Being a full IRC server program, all of the goodies are there, including server-to-server link support. We have network services. You could theoretically start a worldwide IRC network powered by 5150s! That sounds fun...
I haven't released it yet, it's still getting tested, but if anybody wants to help kick the tires, we're online at irc.xtulator.com port 6667, and we're hanging out in channel #640KB
Come and experience the crushing power of the 8088! And hopefully it doesn't explode.
It's running on an ITT turbo XT clone, 8088 @ 10 MHz. It actually ran pretty well at 4.77, but if we're going to get a bunch of users, it wouldn't hurt to have the turbos engaged.
Being a full IRC server program, all of the goodies are there, including server-to-server link support. We have network services. You could theoretically start a worldwide IRC network powered by 5150s! That sounds fun...
I haven't released it yet, it's still getting tested, but if anybody wants to help kick the tires, we're online at irc.xtulator.com port 6667, and we're hanging out in channel #640KB
Come and experience the crushing power of the 8088! And hopefully it doesn't explode.
It's running on an ITT turbo XT clone, 8088 @ 10 MHz. It actually ran pretty well at 4.77, but if we're going to get a bunch of users, it wouldn't hurt to have the turbos engaged.