<s>
Ircle	B-Protocol
(	O
formerly	O
rendered	O
as	O
"	O
IRCle	B-Protocol
"	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
IRC	B-Protocol
client	O
developed	O
by	O
Onno	O
Tijdgat	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computer	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ircle	B-Protocol
was	O
shareware	B-License
,	O
with	O
free	O
upgrades	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
client	O
was	O
scriptable	O
with	O
AppleScript	B-Application
,	O
supported	O
multiple	O
channels	O
and	O
servers	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
simultaneous	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2012	O
,	O
Ircle	B-Protocol
was	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
most	O
recent	O
versions	O
of	O
OS	O
X	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
updates	O
were	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
the	O
Ircle	B-Protocol
home	O
page	O
displayed	O
a	O
poll	O
,	O
to	O
end	O
Q2	O
2018	O
,	O
to	O
determine	O
whether	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
should	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
OS	O
X	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
results	O
of	O
the	O
poll	O
were	O
311	O
votes	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
version	O
,	O
43	O
votes	O
for	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
117	O
votes	O
for	O
both	O
a	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
528	O
votes	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tijdgat	O
continued	O
development	O
privately	O
,	O
rewriting	O
it	O
in	O
C	B-Language
under	O
Metrowerks	B-Operating_System
CodeWarrior	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
and	O
updating	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
then-new	O
Power	O
Macs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ircle	B-Protocol
3.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Talk	O
City	O
internet	O
chat	O
service	O
supported	O
Ircle	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
negotiated	O
for	O
a	O
custom	O
version	O
called	O
"	O
Talk	O
City	O
Ircle	B-Protocol
"	O
,	O
free	O
for	O
subscribers	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
comparable	O
features	O
without	O
the	O
disruption	O
"	O
from	O
flood	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tijdgat	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
that	O
extensive	O
work	O
was	O
underway	O
to	O
update	O
Ircle	B-Protocol
for	O
x86	B-Device
based	I-Device
Macs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
upgrades	B-General_Concept
were	O
to	O
be	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
older	O
CPUs	O
,	O
while	O
development	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
7	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
9	O
would	O
cease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Intel	B-Operating_System
compatible	I-Operating_System
(	O
universal	B-Operating_System
binary	I-Operating_System
)	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ircle	B-Protocol
supported	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
simultaneous	O
server	O
connections	O
,	O
and	O
comes	O
configured	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
long	O
list	O
of	O
servers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
channelbar	O
"	O
feature	O
simplified	O
managing	O
the	O
otherwise	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
windows	O
in	O
Ircle	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applescript	B-Application
allowed	O
detailed	O
control	O
and	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third	O
party	O
developer	O
Public	O
Access	O
Software	O
hosted	O
Ircle	B-Protocol
Scripting	O
Resources	O
,	O
Applescript	B-Application
scripts	O
for	O
Ircle-based	O
tools	O
,	O
applications	O
and	O
even	O
games	O
,	O
until	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ircle	B-Protocol
"	O
faces	O
"	O
window	O
displays	O
updateable	O
images	O
of	O
chat	O
contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ircle	B-Protocol
was	O
once	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
widely	O
used	O
IRC	B-Protocol
client	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	I-Device
"	O
,	O
"	O
stable	O
,	O
full-featured	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
good	O
user	O
support	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
Mac	B-Device
IRC	B-Protocol
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
one	O
downside	O
"	O
to	O
Ircle	B-Protocol
was	O
"	O
a	O
rather	O
intimidating	O
preferences	O
dialog	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
author	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
godfather	O
of	O
Mac	B-Device
IRC	B-Protocol
clients	O
.	O
</s>
