MIRC
Popular Windows IRC client with integrated scripting language.
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The software was first released in 1995 and is shareware requiring payment after a 30-day evaluation period.[1] Khaled Mardam-Bey, who was born in Jordan to a Syrian father and Palestinian mother and is a British programmer, put out the initial mIRC version on 28 February 1995.[2][3]
How it changed
Mardam-Bey states that mIRC's subsequent popularity allowed him to make a living from it.[4][3] The developer never marketed, promoted, or advertised mIRC in any way.[3] mIRC 5.91 is the final version to support 16-bit Windows.[5] Starting with mIRC 7.1, released on 30 July 2010, Unicode and IPv6 are supported.[6]
The $decode identifier issue led to changes in mIRC version 6.17, where $decode is disabled by default.[6] From CNET's Download.com service, mIRC has seen over 40 million downloads.[7]
What the maker and period sources say
Mardam-Bey states that the "m" in mIRC stands for "moo" or "MU," meaning 'nothing' in Japanese and Korean.[4][8] The developer says the first basic version of mIRC took a few months to create.[3] Mardam-Bey notes that mIRC's file-server is simple and crude, designed for basic personal file sharing.[3] The mIRC FAQ states that the best script is the one you wrote yourself.[9]
According to the mIRC FAQ, the scripting language is very flexible and easy to learn.[9]
References
- Wikipedia, "MIRC" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Smith, "IRC Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools", O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004, p. 71–74; Smith, "IRC Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools", O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004, p. 71–74; "Registration". mirc.com. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "MIRC" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mattson, "Chatting With Other Sailors", thebeachcats.com, 1998; "mIRC: Personal FAQ", www.mirc.com; "mIRC: Personal FAQ", www.mirc.com; "mIRC: Khaled Mardam-Bey", www.mirc.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "mIRC: Personal FAQ", mirc.com. facts only, no text reused. mirc.com
- Wikipedia, "MIRC" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "mIRC: Personal FAQ", mirc.com; "mIRC: Personal FAQ - Meaning", mirc.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "MIRC" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "mIRC 6.0 drops 16bit support". mirc.com.; "mIRC download for 6.35 and latest version". mirc.com. Retrieved 2018-12-10. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "MIRC" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "mIRC: Latest News", mirc.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "MIRC" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "mIRC", Download.CNet.com; "InternetNews Traffic Patterns 2003", InternetNews.com, 22 October 2003 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "mIRC: Personal FAQ - Meaning", mirc.com. facts only, no text reused. mirc.com
- "mIRC FAQ: Section 6", mirc.com. facts only, no text reused. mirc.com
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- Wikipedia: MIRC (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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