Jarkko Oikarinen

Jarkko Oikarinen
Born (1967-08-16) August 16, 1967 (age 57)
Kuusamo, Finland
NationalityFinland
Other namesWiZ
Known forInternet Relay Chat

Jarkko Oikarinen (born 16 August 1967) is a Finnish IT professional and the inventor of the first Internet chat network, called Internet Relay Chat (IRC), where he is known as WiZ.[1]

  1. ^ "A Decade of IRC". undernet.org. Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2007-10-05.