Some other computers will require you to type specific commands. As with many other resources, you need the address of the remote computer you want to connect to and a username and password. IRC is the application that lets you chat in real-time with other Internet users from all over the world. There are thousands of chatting channels where you can meet new people, make new friends and discover new ways of thinking. When you join a channel it is like entering a meeting room, everybody can talk with anybody, ask questions and give opinions.
People can talk about everything.
Politics, religion, technology, hobbies, etc. This features make IRC a perfect means to learn, make new friends and have fun. Most discussions are held in English but there are also specific channels from different countries that use their own languages. It is a hypertext- based information system. Any word in a hypertext document can be specified as a pointer to a different hypertext document where more information pertaining to that word can be found.