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... are taking part are listed with their nick name or screen name to the right-hand side of the chat. Entering a chat room is kind of like eavesdropping on a school playground: there may be more than one conversation going on at once or one big shouting match ! There are 2 types of Chat services, Internet Relay Chat, (or IRC for short) and individual web page Chat rooms. IRC is the most popular but in order to Chat on IRC, you must download special software to your computer. One of the most popular is called mIRC from http://www.mirc.co.uk. However, IRC is not something that you should just dive into without first doing your homework. You could feel very lost if you do not know the basic rules. Just like CB radio IRC has its own dialect. One of the best online guides to how IRC works can be found on the mIRC website Chat is also available on individual web pages which are popular because it is so easy to use although not as instant. You don't need to download special software for web-based chat. For a list of web Chat channels see http://www.100hot.com/chat If you haven't visited a Chat room before why not start by v...