| |
ChatBuilder IRC1 is a client chat applet that connects to an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server via a web browser. IRC is a multi-user, multi-channel chatting system. Imagine sitting in front of your computer and 'talking' through typed messages with either one person or many other people from all over the Internet, all in real time! Best of all, once you get set up, chatting on IRC is totally free! For the moment there are thousands of IRC servers.
IRC is based on a client-server model. You run a client program (ChatBuilder IRC1) on your own computer that connects you to a server computer on the Internet. These servers link to many other servers to make up an IRC network, which transport messages from one user (client) to another. In this manner, people from all over the world can talk to each other live and simultaneously. |
|