<s>
PIRCH	B-Application
or	O
pIRCh	B-Application
is	O
a	O
shareware	B-License
Internet	B-Protocol
Relay	I-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
(	O
IRC	B-Protocol
)	O
client	O
published	O
by	O
Northwest	O
Computer	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
name	O
is	O
an	O
acronym	O
PolarGeek	O
's	O
IRC	B-Protocol
Hack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PIRCH	B-Application
has	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
been	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
number-two	O
Windows	B-Application
IRC	B-Protocol
client	O
behind	O
mIRC	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
PIRCH	B-Application
inspired	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Vortec	O
IRC	B-Protocol
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
software	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forrest	O
Stroud	O
's	O
1998	O
review	O
of	O
Pirch	B-Application
stated	O
it	O
has	O
"	O
great	O
selection	O
of	O
features	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
IRC	B-Protocol
client	O
that	O
will	O
especially	O
appeal	O
to	O
novice	O
IRC	B-Protocol
users	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
capability	O
of	O
simultaneous	O
multiple	O
server	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
Stroud	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
PIRCH	B-Application
is	O
relatively	O
slow	O
in	O
listing	O
channels	O
for	O
servers	O
and	O
also	O
lacks	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
filter	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
channels	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
or	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
sort	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
channel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Joe	O
Barr	O
of	O
LinuxWorld	O
referred	O
to	O
Pirch	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
nice	O
Windows	B-Application
client	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
