In the beginning, there was the BIOS, and it was good. A PC’s BIOS knows how to set up the different hardware devices, grab a fixed part of a hard drive, load it, and run it. That’s all you need.

I tried to search for this several times, to no avail. I'm looking for a decent OSX IRC client. The last time I tried to use irc on a mac was probably seven or eight years ago, so I have no idea ...

For those looking for a decent IRC client for the Mac, it’s slim pickings. Certainly there are a couple of free solutions available, such as Colloquy, but if you’re interested in a single window IRC ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

- Popups are not a necessity of operation or work on a non-primary display. (Multi-monitor setup.) (Rules out xchat) - Can connect to multiple servers at startup. When I launch the app, I don't want ...

In a surprising turn of events, the popular IRC client HexChat has announced its final release, 2.16.2, marking the end of an era for the open-source project. The release, which was made public on ...

Who knew that IRC (Internet Relay Chat) would be making big news in 2021? Look, I spent a good part of my childhood chatting on IRC, but I haven't seriously used it in well over a decade. Well, folks, ...

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a venerable protocol which allows people to type messages at each other across the net. Your editor remembers a fascinating day in 1991, when observers in Moscow used an ...

Microsoft's once popular IRC client "Comic Chat" is being open sourced to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Those who frequented the world wide web in the 90's will likely remember Comic Chat for being ...