Steal This Computer Book 3: What They Wont Tell You about the Internet

These programs connect you to Internet Relay Chat (IRC) rooms so you can chat in real time with people all over the world.

Windows

• mIRC Very popular Windows IRC client. Shareware. (http://www.mirc.co.uk/)

• Pirch98 Shareware. (http://www.pirchat.com)

• Visual IRC Easy-to-use IRC program. Donationware. (http://www.visualirc.net/)

Macintosh

• Ircle Popular Macintosh IRC client. Shareware. (http://www.ircle.com)

• ShadowIRC Open source IRC client. Shareware. (http://www.shadowirc.com)

Linux

• Bitch-X The most popular Linux IRC client. Free (GPL). (http://www.bitchx.com/)

• ircit IRCIT (IRC for the Information Terrorists) is a full-featured, text-mode, macro-extensible modern IRC client. Free (GPL). (http://www.asymmetrica.com/software/ircit/)