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by kelsey978126 433 days ago
I'm so sorry, forgive me but has there been a release? What exactly is the news here?
4 comments
thebetatester 433 days ago
It appears there has. I didn't realize mIRC was even still being developed but by the looks of it it's actually quite actively developed https://www.mirc.com/news.html
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jsheard 433 days ago
Someone has to keep the IRC lights on for when Discord inevitably runs out of money and implodes.
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echelon 433 days ago
Discord makes $600M in ARR (2023) and they haven't even started with a real ads effort or enterprise tools yet.
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justin66 433 days ago
> Discord makes $600M in ARR

Eventually they'll run out of ships to pillage, matey. But IRC will still be there.

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echelon 433 days ago
> But IRC will still be there.

IRC is a wasteland. It was once vibrant, but now it's a shell of what it once was.

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anthk 432 days ago
Tech and science group are still on. The same with Usenet, and we have misc.news.internet-discuss too.
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bolognafairy 433 days ago
And what does the last R in ARR stand for again?
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switch007 433 days ago
ARR is an industry standard! It's an important metric! Our investors are only interested in that figure!

Quick, look over there!

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futurecat 433 days ago
yes, and this is a 30 year old software maintained by a solo dev. It's an incredible piece of internet history.
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saturn8601 433 days ago
WinRAR is also about to turn 30 in a few days.
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blenderob 433 days ago
Did you not even click on the link before commenting?

Right on that page is -

> mIRC v7.81 has been released.

which links to https://www.mirc.com/news.html with info about the new release from April 9th 2025.

Granted it would have been better if this post linked to https://www.mirc.com/news.html

Can some change the link to https://www.mirc.com/news.html? Mods?

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skeeterbug 433 days ago
To be fair, the front page news section doesn't even have a date next to the 7.81 release entry. I clicked it to see if there was a date, but at first glance the page just looked like a time capsule. The title of this post doesn't even mention the release.
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blenderob 433 days ago
Fair point. The link of this post should be updated to the news page.
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kilpikaarna 433 days ago
mIRC turns thirty this year also
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