PIRCH (IRC client)
Template:Short description Template:For {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other {{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox software with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| AsOf | author | background | bodystyle | caption | collapsetext | collapsible | developer | discontinued | engine | engines | genre | included with | language | language count | language footnote | latest preview date | latest preview version | latest release date | latest release version | latest_preview_date | latest_preview_version | latest_release_date | latest_release_version | licence | license | logo | logo alt | logo caption | logo class | logo size | logo title | logo upright | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_class | logo_size | logo_title | logo_upright | middleware | module | name | operating system | operating_system | other_names | platform | programming language | programming_language | qid | released | replaced_by | replaces | repo | screenshot | screenshot alt | screenshot class | screenshot size | screenshot title | screenshot upright | screenshot_alt | screenshot_class | screenshot_size | screenshot_upright | service_name | size | standard | title | ver layout | website }}Template:Main other PIRCH or pIRCh is a shareware Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client<ref name="the book of irc">Template:Cite book</ref> published by Northwest Computer Services. Its name is an acronym – PolarGeek's IRC Hack.<ref name="using and upgrading pcs">Template:Cite book</ref>
The last version of the program, known as PIRCH98, was released in 1998.<ref name="the book of irc" /> PIRCH has in the past been considered to be the number-two Windows IRC client behind mIRC.<ref name="the book of irc" />
PIRCH inspired the creation of Vortec IRC due to a lack of software updates.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Reception
Forrest Stroud'sTemplate:Who 1998 review of Pirch stated it has "great selection of features and is an IRC client that will especially appeal to novice IRC users", such as the capability of simultaneous multiple server connections. But Stroud noted, "PIRCH is relatively slow in listing channels for servers and also lacks the capability to filter the number of channels based on the number of users or the ability to sort based on the name of a channel".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 1999, Joe Barr of LinuxWorld referred to Pirch as a "nice Windows client".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>