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{{short description|Shareware IRC client}}
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{{Infobox software
{{for|the retail home furnishing company|PIRCH (company)}}
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{{infobox software
| name = PIRCH
| name = PIRCH
| logo =
| logo =
| screenshot = [[Image:Pirch98.png|250px]]
| screenshot = Pirch98.png
| caption = PIRCH98 running in Windows XP.
| screenshot size = 250px
| caption = PIRCH98 running in [[Windows XP]].
| developer = Northwest Computer Services
| developer = Northwest Computer Services
| frequently_updated = yes<!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! -->
| programming language =
| programming language =
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| status = discontinued
| discontinued = yes
| language =
| language =
| genre = [[IRC client]]
| genre = [[IRC client]]
| license = Shareware<ref>{{cite web||title=Pirch Download |url=http://pirchat.com/licwarr.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20021004110549/http://pirchat.com/licwarr.html |archivedate=2002-10-04}}</ref>
| license = [[Shareware]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Pirch Download |url=http://pirchat.com/licwarr.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981207065814/http://www.pirchat.com/licwarr.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1998-12-07 }}</ref>
| website = [http://web.archive.org/web/20030207140646/http://pirchat.com/ pirchat.com] (archive)
| website = {{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20020914162855/http://www.pirchat.com/ |date=September 14, 2002 |title=pirchat.com }}
}}
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'''PIRCH''' or '''pIRCh''' is a [[shareware]] [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]] client<ref name="the book of irc">{{cite book
'''PIRCH''' or '''pIRCh''' is a [[shareware]] [[Internet Relay Chat]] (IRC) client<ref name="the book of irc">{{cite book |last = Charalabidis
| last = Charalabidis
|first = Alex
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|title = The Book of IRC: The Ultimate Guide to Internet Relay Chat
| first = Alex
|edition = 1st
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| title = The Book of IRC: The Ultimate Guide to Internet Relay Chat
| edition = 1st
|date = December 15, 1999
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|publisher = No Starch Press
| date = 1999-12-15
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|location = [[San Francisco, California]]
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| publisher = No Starch Press
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|isbn = 1-886411-29-8
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| location = [[San Francisco, California]]
|pages = [https://archive.org/details/bookofirc00char/page/36 36–37]
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| isbn = 1-886411-29-8
|chapter = Windows IRC Clients: Pirch
| pages = 36{{spaced ndash}}37
| chapter = Windows IRC Clients: Pirch
|chapter-url-access = registration
|chapter-url = https://archive.org/details/bookofirc00char/page/36
}}</ref> published by Northwest Computer Services. Its name is an acronym &mdash; '''P'''olarGeek's '''IRC''' '''H'''ack.<ref name="using and upgrading pcs">{{cite book
}}</ref> published by Northwest Computer Services. Its name is an acronym &ndash; '''P'''olarGeek's '''IRC''' '''H'''ack.<ref name="using and upgrading pcs">{{cite book
| last = Boyce
| last = Boyce
| first = Jim
| first = Jim
| title = Using and Upgrading PCs
| title = Using and Upgrading PCs
| edition = 2nd
| edition = 2nd
|date=October 1998
| date = October 1998
| publisher = [[Que Publishing]]
| publisher = [[Que Publishing]]
| location =
| isbn = 0-7897-1607-0
| isbn = 0-7897-1607-0
| page = 502
| page = 502
| chapter =
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


The last version of the program, known as PIRCH98, was released in 1998.<ref name="the book of irc" /> PIRCH has in the past been considered to be the number two Windows IRC client behind [[mIRC]].<ref name="the book of irc" />
The last version of the program, known as PIRCH98, was released in 1998.<ref name="the book of irc" /> PIRCH has in the past been considered to be the number-two [[Windows]] IRC client behind [[mIRC]].<ref name="the book of irc" />


PIRCH inspired the creation of [[Vortec IRC]] due to a lack of software updates.<ref>{{cite web
PIRCH inspired the creation of [[Vortec IRC]] due to a lack of software updates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vortecirc.com/about/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20111116235054/http://www.vortecirc.com/about/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 16, 2011 |title=About Vortec IRC |access-date= May 25, 2013 |last=Kirkland |first=John }}</ref>
| url = http://web.archive.org/web/20111116235054/http://www.vortecirc.com/about/
| title = About Vortec IRC
| accessdate = 2013-05-25
| last = Kirkland
| first = John
}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
In 1999, Joe Barr of LinuxWorld referred to Pirch as a "nice Windows client."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9906/16/linux.idg/index.html | first=Joe |last=Barr |work=CNN (from LinuxWorld)| title=Opinion: Get online for (free) Linux support! | date=1999-06-15 | accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref> Forrest Stroud's 1998 review of Pirch stated it has "great selection of features and is an IRC client that will especially appeal to novice IRC users", such as the capability of simultaneous multiple server connections. But Stroud noted, "PIRCH is relatively slow in listing channels for servers and also lacks the capability to filter the number of channels based on the number of users or the ability to sort based on the name of a channel."<ref>{{cite web |first=Forrest |last=Stroud |title=Pirch (1.0.1.1190) |date= July 13, 1998|publisher=WinPlanet.com |work=cwsapps.com |url=http://www.winplanet.com/file/11644.htm}}</ref>
Forrest Stroud's{{who|date=July 2016}} 1998 review of Pirch stated it has "great selection of features and is an IRC client that will especially appeal to novice IRC users", such as the capability of simultaneous multiple server connections. But Stroud noted, "PIRCH is relatively slow in listing channels for servers and also lacks the capability to filter the number of channels based on the number of users or the ability to sort based on the name of a channel".<ref>{{cite web |first=Forrest |last=Stroud |title=Pirch (1.0.1.1190) |date = July 13, 1998|publisher=WinPlanet.com |work=cwsapps.com |url=http://www.winplanet.com/file/11644.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040703124548/http://www.winplanet.com/file/11644.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 3, 2004}}</ref>

In 1999, Joe Barr of [[LinuxWorld.com|LinuxWorld]] referred to Pirch as a "nice Windows client".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9906/16/linux.idg/index.html | first=Joe |last=Barr | publisher = [[CNN]] (from [[LinuxWorld.com|LinuxWorld]])| title=Opinion: Get online for (free) Linux support! | date= June 15, 1999 | access-date= May 22, 2010}}</ref>
{{clear}}

==See also==
* [[Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients]]
{{clear}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20030207140646/http://pirchat.com/ Pirchat.com]. Official site. (archive)
*{{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20020914162855/http://www.pirchat.com/ |date=September 14, 2002 |title=Official website }}
*[http://www.user-com.undernet.org/documents/pirch.php PIRCH FAQ]
*[http://www.user-com.undernet.org/documents/pirch.php PIRCH FAQ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406143509/http://www.user-com.undernet.org/documents/pirch.php |date=2009-04-06 }}
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20030410101445/http://www.pirch98.org/ PIRCH98] (archive)
*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030410101445/http://www.pirch98.org/ |date=April 10, 2003 |title=PIRCH98 }}
*{{dmoz|Computers/Software/Internet/Clients/Chat/IRC/PIRCH/|PIRCH}}


{{IRC clients}}
{{IRC clients}}


[[Category:Internet Relay Chat clients]]
[[Category:Year of introduction missing]]
[[Category:Windows Internet Relay Chat clients]]
[[Category:Discontinued software]]
[[Category:Windows IRC clients]]
[[Category:Windows-only shareware]]




Latest revision as of 03:09, 19 October 2024

For the retail home furnishing company, see PIRCH (company).
PIRCH
Developer(s)Northwest Computer Services
Final release1.0.1.1190 (January 1, 2001; 24 years ago (2001-01-01)) [±]
Operating systemWindows
TypeIRC client
LicenseShareware[1]
Websitepirchat.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]

Reception

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Forrest Stroud's[who?] 1998 review of Pirch stated it has "great selection of features and is an IRC client that will especially appeal to novice IRC users", such as the capability of simultaneous multiple server connections. But Stroud noted, "PIRCH is relatively slow in listing channels for servers and also lacks the capability to filter the number of channels based on the number of users or the ability to sort based on the name of a channel".[5]

In 1999, Joe Barr of LinuxWorld referred to Pirch as a "nice Windows client".[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pirch Download". Archived from the original on 1998-12-07.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Boyce, Jim (October 1998). Using and Upgrading PCs (2nd ed.). Que Publishing. p. 502. ISBN 0-7897-1607-0.
  4. ^ Kirkland, John. "About Vortec IRC". Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  5. ^ Stroud, Forrest (July 13, 1998). "Pirch (1.0.1.1190)". cwsapps.com. WinPlanet.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2004.
  6. ^ Barr, Joe (June 15, 1999). "Opinion: Get online for (free) Linux support!". CNN (from LinuxWorld). Retrieved May 22, 2010.
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