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| − | IRC, or Internet Relay Chat is a communication network that allows large or small groups of people to communicate through text. | + | IRC, or Internet Relay Chat is a communication network that allows large or small groups of people to communicate through text. |
| − | IRC was created by Jarkko Oikarinen in August 1988 to replace a program called MUT (MultiUser Talk) on a BBS called OuluBox in Finland.<ref> "IRC Servers - | + | ===History=== |
| + | IRC was created by Jarkko Oikarinen in August 1988 to replace a program called MUT (MultiUser Talk) on a BBS called OuluBox in Finland.<ref> "IRC Servers - About". http://irc.netsplit.de/about/. Retrieved 2011-04-06.</ref> Oikarinen found inspiration in a chat system known as Bitnet Relay, which operated on the BITNET.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:35, 4 June 2011
Definition
IRC, or Internet Relay Chat is a communication network that allows large or small groups of people to communicate through text.
History
IRC was created by Jarkko Oikarinen in August 1988 to replace a program called MUT (MultiUser Talk) on a BBS called OuluBox in Finland.[1] Oikarinen found inspiration in a chat system known as Bitnet Relay, which operated on the BITNET.[2]
References
- ↑ "IRC Servers - About". http://irc.netsplit.de/about/. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ↑ Ibid.
