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| Developer(s) | Northwest Computer Services |
|---|---|
| Final release | 1.0.1.1190 (January 1, 2001) [±] |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Type | IRC client |
| License | Shareware[1] |
| Website | pirchat.com at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived September 14, 2002) |
PIRCH or pIRCh is a shareware Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client[2] published by Northwest Computer Services. Its name is an acronym – PolarGeek's IRC Hack.[3]
The last version of the program, known as PIRCH98, was released in 1998.[2] PIRCH has in the past been considered to be the number-two Windows IRC client behind mIRC.[2]
PIRCH inspired the creation of Vortec IRC due to a lack of software updates.[4]
- ^ "Pirch Download". Archived from the original on 1998-12-07.
- ^ a b c Charalabidis, Alex (December 15, 1999). "Windows IRC Clients: Pirch". The Book of IRC: The Ultimate Guide to Internet Relay Chat (1st ed.). San Francisco, California: No Starch Press. pp. 36–37. ISBN 1-886411-29-8.
- ^ Boyce, Jim (October 1998). Using and Upgrading PCs (2nd ed.). Que Publishing. p. 502. ISBN 0-7897-1607-0.
- ^ Kirkland, John. "About Vortec IRC". Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2013.