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In short, AmIRC is the most versatile IRC client for the Amiga computer. It allows you to chat to other users worldwide over the internet using IRC.
IRC stands for "Internet Relay Chat", originally written by Jarkko Oikarinen. In a nutshell, IRC consists of a network of computers (servers) that are connected to each other via the internet or a LAN, and allow users with proper client software to connect and chat with each other. Within this network, virtual space is divided up into channels, usually with a topic of conversation, where users can talk in groups. During your ventures on IRC you will notice there are a lot of special expressions and abbreviations. Make sure you have a look at the list of commonly used IRC Terms and expressions in this documentation.
IRC used to be a technical matter with the user having to type in commands to connect to a network and to send message to a specific channel. AmIRC takes care of the technical part with a comfortable user interface without compromising on flexibility.
Over the last years AmIRC has been constantly improved and updated. The already long list of Features was constantly growing resulting in the current version 3.0 with the following new features.