What is irc, #rgvc and how do I get on them?
irc is Internet Relay Chat, a global realtime chat network. #rgvc is the rec.games.video.classic channel. At most times of the day or night you can find someone on the channel eager to talk shop. Thursday nights at 8 EST used to be the weekly gathering time, although it isn’t clear if it still is. Note that the old rgvc irc channel #classic is no longer used for this purpose; stick to #rgvc if you wish to discuss the 2600/5200/7800.
irc is Internet Relay Chat, a global realtime chat network. #rgvc is the rec.games.video.classic channel. At most times of the day or night you can find someone on the channel eager to talk shop. Thursday nights at 8 EST used to be the weekly gathering time, although it isn’t clear if it still is. Note that the old rgvc irc channel #classic is no longer used for this purpose; stick to #rgvc if you wish to discuss the 2600/7800.
irc is Internet Relay Chat, a global realtime chat network. #rgvc is the rec.games.video.classic channel. At most times of the day or night you can find someone on the channel eager to talk shop. Thursday nights at 8 EST used to be the weekly gathering time, although it isn’t clear if it still is. Note that the old rgvc irc channel #classic is no longer used for this purpose; stick to #rgvc if you wish to discuss the 2600/7800. If you are on a unix box and your sys admin doesn’t mind irc, you might be able to get on with a simple irc -c ‘#rgvc’ Alas, irc does not come preinstalled on most machines, so if the above command doesn’t work or if you aren’t using unix, you’ll have to be more resourceful. Here is an irc primer (http://www.byz.org/~bi/docs/ircprimer.html), complete with listings of where to obtain irc clients. The Atari Gaming Headquarters site is the home of the #rgvc home page (http://www.atarihq.com/rgvc/index.html), which contains tips on irc etiquette, the #rgvc FAQ and a
irc is Internet Relay Chat, a global realtime chat network. #rgvc is the rec.games.video.classic channel. You can download an IRC client from www.mirc.com, and you will also find some general information and instructions there. The Atari Gaming Headquarters site is the home of the #rgvc home page, which contains tips on irc etiquette, the #rgvc FAQ and a list of web pages and mail addresses of the regulars.
irc is Internet Relay Chat, a global realtime chat network. #rgvc is the rec.games.video.classic channel. You can download an IRC client from www.mirc.com, and you will also find some general information and instructions there. The Atari Gaming Headquarters site is the home of the #rgvc home page, which contains tips on irc etiquette, the #rgvc FAQ and a list of web pages and mail addresses of the regulars. Digital Press also has a java-based IRC chatroom and is the home of the #vbender channel.
