This page is for everything related to the seminal IRC client, Ircle!

Any versions of Ircle on the Garden that I missed, put them here.
Let's merge it into this one page!

This page is also a work in progress by meleemario! Don't let that
discourage you though, if you can upload a version of Ircle this page
is lacking. Just make sure you leave a note where he writes his notes.

Program Information

From 1.5.1's documentation:

> (Ircle) is a Macintosh IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client.
>  It allows you to talk to people all over the world over the
> Internet.

Ircle 1.5.1 Source Code Documentation:

> This package contains complete source code and auxiliary files for
>  building the binary with THINK Pascal 2.0.1 or later versions.
>  Portions are Copyright 1992 Peter N.Lewis, read the notices in the
>  TCP Libraries files.

Ircle 1.5.6 information from [Olaf Titz'][1] old website dated
2/20/1995:

> It has come to my attention that ircle 1.5.1 contains a bug with
> using log files: DCC CHAT connections are not properly logged. I
> have fixed this bug and am preparing a new release real soon now.
> Watch out.
>
> (1.5.6) is an interim bug fix release containing only the binary;
> doc and source will come later.

Download Information

Download 1 is Ircle 1.5.1. The documentation claims this version
supports System 6. MacTCP 1.0 or greater required for older versions
of Mac OS.

Download 2 is the complete source code of Ircle 1.5.1. Refer to
quotations above for more information. smIRCle (and I'm sure many
other Mac IRC clients) is based off of this rather loosely.

Download 3 is Ircle 1.5.6, the last official version written by Olaf
Titz. This one will probably work on System 6 as well and is probably
the last version to do so.

Download 4 is Ircle 2.0f2

Download 5 is Ircle 2.0f4

Download 6 is Ircle 2.1

Download 7 is Ircle 2.1.6

Download 8 is Ircle 2.1.8

Download 9 is Ircle 2.5 in American English (USA) with 68k, FAT, and
PPC binaries.

Download 10 is Ircle 2.5 in German with 68k, FAT, and PPC binaries.

Download 11 is Ircle 2.5 in French with 68k, FAT, and PPC binaries.

Download 12 is Ircle 2.6a18

Download 13 is Ircle 3.0b10 in American English (USA).

Download 14 is Ircle 3.0 in Japanese (JPN).

Download 15 is Ircle 3.0.1

Download 16 is Ircle 3.0.2 in American English (USA).

Download 17 is Ircle 3.0.2 in Japanese (JPN).

Download 18 is Ircle 3.0.3 in American English (USA).

Download 19 is Ircle 3.0.4 in American English (USA).

Download 20 - 33 is ircle 3.1b14 (filenames are self-explanatory)

Download 34 is Ircle 3.1b16 for Mac OS Classic (PPC only).

Downloads 35, 36, & 37 is Ircle 3.1b16 for Mac OS X only (PPC binary,
requires Mac OS X 10.1 and up) in SIT, SITX, and Zip archives, use
whichever one is easier for you.

Downloads 38, & 39 is Ircle 3.1.1 exclusively for Mac OS X in a DMG
disc image, and Zip archive, use whichever one is easier for you. PPC
Binary.

Download 40 is Ircle 3.1.2 for Classic Mac OS, and the last version to
work on System 7 and Mac OS 9. PPC Binary.

Download 41 is Ircle 3.1.2 for Classic Mac OS, and the last version to
work on System 7 and Mac OS 9. 68K Binary.

Downloads 42 & 43 is Ircle 3.1.2 exclusively for Mac OS X in a DMG
disc image, and Zip archive, use whichever one is easier for you. PPC
Binary.

Downloads 44 and 45 is Ircle 3.5a6 exclusively for Mac OS X in a DMG
disc image, and Zip archive, use whichever one is easier for you.

Downloads 46 & 47 is Ircle 4.0a5, also known as Ircle X in some
places. This version is a complete rewrite of Ircle, and is also the
first version of it to be a Universal Binary, therefore, it is
compatible with Intel Macs. Final version of Ircle as of this writing.

Notes

Multiple versions are surely missing that I simply don't have and/or
can't find, along with versions in foreign languages. Having said that
though, this page is more or less complete unless myself, or someone
else can locate the foreign language versions. -meleemario

Serials

As far as I know, Ircle has been discontinued (according to various
Mac websites), although the website is still up (even though it's
pretty much blank), I feel it's safe to include the newer binaries and
serials. Should that ever change and new version(s) of Ircle continue
to be released, take down the serials and Ircle 4.0a5.

3.1 (and up): 8472-4914-8640

3.0/3.01: 9205-6044-9654

2.6a18: 1001357847 or 1000000016

2.6a: 1000011385

2.5: 1000034380

See also: [smIRCle][2]

Compatibility
Architecture: 68k PPC

  [1]: https://web.archive.org/web/19970803181506/http://www.inka.de/~bigred/sw/irclebug.html
  [2]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/smircle