IRC chat: #vc on slashnet.org

[ahm]

We've got an IRC channel for realtime chat about vintage computers.
You can usually find someone on the channel anytime.

To connect, you'll need an IRC client and the following information:

Server: irc.slashnet.org
Channel: #vc
Nickname: Please use your forum username!

See you there!
Andy

 

[mbbrutman]

Just a reminder - we are still using IRC for group chat. There are usually a few regulars signed in, and it would be great to meet more of you there.

A lot of programs have IRC capability. Some of my favorites include:

• mIRC - full featured Windows client
• XChat - available for Linux
• Pidgin - this instant messaging client supports IRC in addition to standard IM protocols. Open source and available for Windows and Linux
• IRCjr - talk about vintage hardware while on vintage hardware! Runs very well on 8088 class machines with limited memory. Requires DOS, either on a real machine or in an emulator.
• LeetIRC - another client for vintage machines! Runs on 8088 class machines, written in QuickBasic

Come drop in and say hello! If you need help getting setup with IRC we'd be happy to get you started.


Mike

 

[mbbrutman]

Bump ..

Bump ..

The IRC channel is still around! Interested in talking about vintage computers in realtime? Sign on!

The regulars include Ahm, Jorg, Carlsson, Discomeats and a few others you will readily recognize.


Mike

 

[carlsson]

Thanks to Mike's reminder, the number of participants has increased by 30-50% in the last few days. There is still room for more. Today (European time) we even managed to stay remarkably on-topic for over 3,5 hours. :-D

 

[Legodude522]

Just started popping in the IRC room.

 

[TandyMan100]

C'mon everybody! It's CHAT! About VINTAGE COMPUTERS! The words are few and far in between, could use some more people in there! Let's go! :D

 

[ajcc]

Oh, cool with gimp.net users
I'm joining!

 

[mikerm]

Bumpitty bump bump!

Hey guys! Don't forget about the IRC room! We have lots of fun talking about anything from Airplanes to Zoo's with the occasional computer talk thrown in!

Grab an IRC client and come talk to us at /server irc.slashnet.org on /join #vc ! :D

 

[digger]

By the way, for those of you with (non-vintage) Macs, the Adium 1.4 beta also includes native IRC support, which seems to work nicely so far (at least for me) . For Adium 1.3, you'll still need an add-on.

 

[mikerm]

Nice, didn't know about that.

Other highly recommended clients:

Windows: mIRC - http://www.mirc.com/
Mac: xChat Aqua - http://sourceforge.net/projects/xchataqua/
DOS: mbbrutmans DOS client of course! http://www.brutman.com/mTCP/IRCjr.html
Linux: xChat/IRCII/etc (lots of good ones)

Come join us!

 

[mbbrutman]

And not to slight Mike Chambers who started the TCP/IP programming with QuickBasic craze, LeetIRC (http://www.rubbermallet.org/software/leetirc.html) works under DOS too.

 

[ahm]

We've moved to a different network. Connection details are at the top of the thread.

 

[souler]

Why don't you keep the channel in IRCNet?

 

[mbbrutman]

Because Slashnet is working fine for us?

 

[josephdaniel]

... never mind mods delete this post.....

 

[billdeg]

C-64/128 GEOLINK works (I am on IRC now...)

 

[Unknown_K]

How many people populate the channel? I haven't use IRC in a while now.

 

[Compgeke]

At the moment 26 are in there, of which about 10 are active from what I see in my logs.

 

[barythrin]

Depends on the time of day you log on, I found a lot of our euro users were logged in but inactive by the time I showed up but certainly had some great conversations with the few who were idling till the window starting flashing

 

[billdeg]

Just an update, works for me, people are still actively replying. I was testing IRSSI scripting from a headless Raspberry Pi yesterday.