On 24/11/06, Neil Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So *that's* why people use IRC. I've only tried it twice, once a > couple of nights ago, and once when I was in university, hmm, 15 or so > years ago. That first time I was in a very busy channel and quickly > got very lost. The second time I tried #ubuntu-uk and no one said a > word!
IRC has only been around since 1993, 13 years ago. It became quite popular during the Gulf War, when we were all in one or two channels, getting reports from the front line from the reporters directly. It was quite freaky. I used to IRC a lot back then, but friends and family got so concerned they banned me from it, so I've used it very little since. Strangely, I don't think the same concerns would be raised these days. Pete -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
