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Wallops: A modern IRC client for classic Mac OS
- A modern IRC client for classic Mac OS Wallops is a modern IRC client that I wrote on and for my Macintosh Plus. It is written for System 6 and should run on newer classic Mac OS versions.
It is written for System 6 and should run on newer classic Mac OS versions. It requires MacTCP and supports multiple connections, channels, and query windows in a tabbed interface. are now saved to a preferences file in the System folder, rather than as resources on the binary itself; this prevents accidental sharing of saved passwords and avoids having to re-enter settings every time the software is updated Add per-user queries which simplify private messaging back and forth with a single user; can be opened with/query <user> or by double-clicking a user in a channel nick list Much improved tab and window redrawing Optimize nick list sorting and building, especially on large channels; on a large channel with 750 users, this operation went from 62 seconds to 33 on a Mac Plus Only auto-scroll a message buffer to new messages when not scrolled to the bottom, making it easier to read old messages on busy channels Implement support for many more server numerics and commands Implement additional commands like/clear,/op,/umode, and/disconnect(the full list is in the README) Add global menu options to suppress channel "junk" such as joins, quits/parts, and nick changes Make Desk Accessories work from the Apple Menu Do case-insensitive matching of slash commands Add a setting to suppress MOTD printing which can speed up connections on slower machines, since MOTDs can be very long on some servers Add a custom about dialog
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