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>Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 15:05:08 -0800 >From:[log in to unmask] (bob garrick) >Subject:Re: Parkinsons Chat Channel > >>X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >>X-Priority: 3 >>MIME-Version: 1.0 >>Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 22:25:00 -0400 >>Reply-To: "Parkinson's Information Exchange" <[log in to unmask]> >>Sender: "Parkinson's Information Exchange" <[log in to unmask]> >>From: Marvin Giles <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: Re: Parkinsons Chat Channel >>To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> >> >>A beginner's Guide to #Parkinsons On IRC >> >>You've heard a little or a lot about #parkinsons and you want >>to know how to get there. The first step is the correct program. >>There are three popular programs available. For the MAC the >>program of choice is IRCLE. For IBM and compatibles using >>some flavor of windows there are two programs, PIRCH and >>MIRC. >> >>AOL >>A very good discussion of how to get onto IRC from >>AOL using the MIRC program can be found at the web site >>http://www.mindspring.com/~mcgatney/irc.html. >>I highly recommend it to anyone attempting accessing the >>Undernet from AOL. This site lists the servers you must use >>to access IRC from AOL. Only one of these servers will get you >>to the Undernet and only the Undernet will get you to #parkinsons. >> >>MAC >>The web site >>http://www.mid.net/INFO-MAC/PM-1995/95-09/Info-Mac_Digest_V13_97/0029.html >>is one of the places I know about where IRCLE is available. >>A web site dedicated to IRCLE is http://www.xs4all.nl/~ircle/ >>This site may or may not be of help but it does direct you to >>other sites where the software is available. Unfortunately, this >>is all I know about the program and it's use. >> >>Windows and MIRC >>Mirc is probably the most popular program for accessing >>IRC. It can be downloaded from either of these two sites. >>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/6000/ >>http://www.mirc.co.uk/ These are by no means all of >>the sites available on the web. >> >>Windows and PIRCH >>Pirch is very much like Mirc in its use and screen display. >>It is available at http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~frappa/pirch.html >> >>IRC: What is it and how to get there. >>http://kragar.kei.com/irc.html >>http://www.netsurf.org/~violet/jwz/irc-faq.html >>http://www.singnet.com.sg/public/IRC/ircclient.html >> >>Of the three sites listed above the first two give fairly >>detailed instructions on how to access the Undernet. >>The third is a large list of programs used to access IRC. >>The best set of "how to - 1, 2, 3, you're there" instructions >>is on the web site for Mirc and AOL. The instructions >>hold true for Pirch (the screen elements differ somewhat) >>and the Ircle web page has a "how to" section as well. >> >>I hope this goes a way toward answering everyone's questions *grin* >> >>Marvin Giles. >> >>---------- >