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===Definition===
 
===Definition===
IRC, or Internet Relay Chat is a communication network that allows large or small groups of people to communicate through text.  
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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 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 - Summary". irc.netsplit.de. Retrieved 2011-04-08.</rev> Oikarinen found inspiration in a chat system known as Bitnet Relay, which operated on the BITNET.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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===History===
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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>
  
 
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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

  1. "IRC Servers - About". http://irc.netsplit.de/about/. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  2. Ibid.