Demo of the IRCjr IRC client running on an IBM PCjr

[joman66]

This is slightly off topic to the video but I love the keyboard sound. Brings back memories..

[mbbrutman]

@joman66 @joman66 That is the beautiful sound of an original IBM PC keyboard, known to keyboard geeks as a 'Model F'. Those preceded the very popular Model Ms that people still swear by and use today. Search for Model M keyboard and you'll see what I mean. However, it is not an a PCjr keyboard - the PCjr keyboard used rubber dome technology and should be silent. I'm cheating by using a different keyboard on the system - the layout is better for switching back and forth.

[mbbrutman]

@ZnaxQue DNS resolving should work fine - check to make sure your name server is correct. Also, email would be a better way to get help .. (I don't check the comments here as often.)

[mbbrutman]

@ZnaxQue The one featured in the video, IRCjr will work fine on your machine.

[cr1901]

You have created a wonderful set of tools for giving old computers a new calling in life... very respectable.

[mbbrutman]

@cr1901 Thanks - it's been a long, but fun project so far.

[cr1901]

@mbbrutman I appreciate you releasing your code as open source so that I may study it a bit (this is the guy who emailed you back in January about the PC-AT, if you don't remember... it still works just fine.).

[jasonheob]

thanks, i missed that part.

setting up using the DHCP method didnt work, but i set it up

manually and it works. thanks for the help! it's a pretty nice client

[mbbrutman]

@jasonheob Thanks! But I'd like to know why DHCP didn't work for you - can you set the environment variables in debug.txt and email me the trace? (It works everywhere, so I'd like to see what is different about your DHCP server.)

[jasonheob]

where can i get a list of what env variables i need? cant get this working

;[

[mbbrutman]

@jasonheob There is a file called "setup.txt" in the zip file that you downloaded that describes how to use DHCP. You can also use static IP addressing too.

[CapPicard]

My PCjr had the "improved" wireless keyboard, not the oversized pack of chewing gum. I used to play havoc with the infrared sensor by pointing my TV's remote to it. :)