1988 Invention IRC rises from the roots of BBS (and was initially intended to extend it), offering a similar service and experience.[9][10] It has remained in use until this day. An example of a popular IRC client today is mIRC. (6h 56min, jan 1, 1988 y – 3h 2min, mar 28, 1988 y)
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3h 2min, mar 28, 1988 y
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