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Post #304467
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10:58 am, Jul 8 2009
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Hello... I just bought a Macbook and found out that mIRC doesn't work on Macs. What IRC client should I use to download manga on a Macintosh?

I've heard of Snak and Ircle, but I'm not sure if they are user-friendly. I want a client that's really similar to mIRC because that's the only one I know how to operate. And I only know the basics of mIRC.

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11:24 am, Jul 8 2009
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x-chat aqua
it isn't really supported anymore, as in no one's continuing development
but it's a very good irc client, I haven't had any complaints about it in the 3 years I've been using it

Post #304471
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11:30 am, Jul 8 2009
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Thanks, I'll be checking that out.

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11:46 am, Jul 8 2009
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chatzilla since its an addon to firefox may work
try that too

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11:50 am, Jul 8 2009
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Chatzilla is designed to run on most platforms that support Mozilla, so Macs should be okay.

Another notable one for Mac users is DMDirc.

There's also the web-based ones like Mibbit, but I've not used them before.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_IRC_clients#Operatin g_system_support

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11:52 am, Jul 8 2009
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Chatzilla sounds good, but Firefox addons seem to slow my web browsing.

Do all these clients work very similar to mIRC?

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11:58 am, Jul 8 2009
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Not exactly, they all have their quirks and idiosyncrasies.... Chatzilla and X-chat should be the closest, though.

Sorry I can't be more helpful, since I hardly boot into OSX unless I need Corel or Adobe compatibility (I'm mainly Linux)... and I can't give an honest comparison to mIRC since I haven't seriously used Windows since 1998/99. You'll have to wait for someone else to respond, I'm afraid.

Many Mac users seem to like Colloquy, though.

Last edited by G-17 at 12:06 pm, Jul 8 2009

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Post #304482
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12:03 pm, Jul 8 2009
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No worries, thanks for your suggestions all the same. Now I'm considering X-chat, it looks 'friendly' enough.

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1:16 pm, Jul 8 2009
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In my opinion the best one is Colloquy, it is really user friendly. And if you have any other problems with your mac you can always ask me, i'm maybe not a pro but i have already some experience.

ps. Good luck with your new MB

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8:25 pm, Jul 8 2009
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Thanks... Yeah Mac takes a bit to get used to, but it's great!

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