Trout Slapping Intensifies - IRC turns 30

[rcmaehl]

Sources:

Wikipedia

University of Oulu

 

TL;DR:

The dominate internet communication platform, pre-AIM, Pre-Skype, pre-Discord, Pre-ICQ, turns 30 from it's humble beginnings in Finland

 

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Quotes/Excerpts:

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IRC (Internet Relay Chat) was born at the Department of Information Processing Science of the University of Oulu 30 years ago. Today, people are still using IRC. There’s a tremendous amount of channels on IRC, and it’s easy to create more. For example events and hobbies can have their own channels. It’s a versatile media of communication and can be customized. “IRC is not dependent on any device. You can use it on your phone, computer or even video game console, if you like. Of course also tradition has it’s effect. The Guild of Computer Science students (OTiT) uses IRC for everyday communication. “Freshmen will have a compulsory IRC training during autumn semester.

 

My Thoughts:

While the community of the internet is quickly shifting to people to young to know about IRC. I still load up IRC every so often. Sure it's not what it was back in the 80s to the early 2000s but it's still there. The ease of setting up a server, the lack of anyone selling your all your personal information (read Discord), and the community are fantastic. I doubt it will ever fully die off.

[bcredeur97]

IRC is cool. I've used it a few times. But yeah I feel like no one knows about it anymore except for a few people.

But maybe thats a good thing?

[Taf the Ghost]

UseNet still is alive and kicking.

 

The most fascinating thing about Internet-based communication is that it's always some cluster of the original concepts. Comms are either ICQ/AIM, IRC or GeoCities. Those were the earliest, harshest delineations between the communication methods. We've spent the last 20 years trying to merge them in different ways, but it's still the exact same methods.

[Taf the Ghost]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

IRC is cool. I've used it a few times. But yeah I feel like no one knows about it anymore except for a few people.

But maybe thats a good thing?

IRC was always extremely niche, but it was a great way to finding contacts back in the day within niches. 

[TacoSenpai]

Really?  Holy shit I gotta go update myspace.

[Froody129]

That's a cool keyboard 

[rcmaehl]

42 minutes ago, VegetableStu said:

Trout Slapping Intensifies

???

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Whacking_with_a_wet_trout

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=trout slap

[rcmaehl]

49 minutes ago, LordOTaco said:

Really?  Holy shit I gotta go update myspace.

You'd think someone that uses an IBM 5100 would remember that

[Bouzoo]

53 minutes ago, Froody129 said:

That's a cool keyboard 

This is the best picture I could find. I'm not sure of the model. Looks older than a Sun Type 3, but can't confirm the existence of Type 2, which I'd say this is if it existed. Oak linear switches? I've no idea. This is a rare one even among rare keyboards. 

I'd say it's a Sun 2 keyboard (540-1006-x S/N produced somewhere between 83-85). Oak Linear Switches? That I can't figure out. And most Sun 2 I'm finding with same length L keys, so it's a bit weird.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanc/4013376694

 

[TacoSenpai]

43 minutes ago, rcmaehl said:

You'd think someone that uses an IBM 5100 would remember that

Maybe...in another timeline

[Ithanul]

Hehe, love the title.

I actually have to deal IRC a bit when I am on orders and now even at work (squadron wanted IRC in the sim so they can get the students use to using one).

[xAcid9]

I trout slapped bajillions of peoples back in late 90s.

[Syntaxvgm]

I miss irc

I really hate modern social media. 
I wish more people used irc and hell even traditional forums. 

 

/slap memories 
syntaxvgm slaps his memories around a bit with a large trout