<s>
Homer	B-Protocol
,	O
from	O
Blue	O
Cow	O
Software	O
,	O
was	O
an	O
IRC	O
client	O
for	O
Apple	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computer	O
systems	O
during	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Tob	O
Smith	O
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
or	O
later	O
of	O
the	O
classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
was	O
required	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
MacTCP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ircle	B-Protocol
included	O
and	O
extended	O
this	O
feature	O
,	O
"	O
face	O
files	O
"	O
to	O
larger	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
late	O
version	O
of	O
Homer	B-Protocol
reportedly	O
allowed	O
collaborative	O
drawing	O
across	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Internet	O
Starter	O
Kit	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
(	O
1994	O
)	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
program	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
interested	O
in	O
IRC	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Homer	B-Protocol
has	O
a	O
colorful	O
and	O
unique	O
interface	O
that	O
significantly	O
eases	O
using	O
IRC	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
simplifies	O
switching	O
channels	O
,	O
keeping	O
multiple	O
discussions	O
going	O
,	O
 [ and ] 	O
giving	O
and	O
taking	O
operator	O
privileges	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
