Microsoft Comic Chat
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| Microsoft Comic Chat | |
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 Microsoft Chat version 2.5 |
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| Design by | Microsoft |
| Developed by | David Kurlander, Microsoft Research Virtual Worlds Group |
| Initial release | 1996 |
| Latest release | 2.5 / June, 1998 |
| OS | Microsoft Windows |
| Platform | IBM PC |
| Available in | Multiple [1] |
| Development status | Discontinued |
| Genre | IRC clients |
| License | Proprietary |
Microsoft Comic Chat (later Microsoft Chat but not to be confused with WinChat) is an IRC client created by Microsoft bundled with some Internet-aware versions of Microsoft Windows.
First released with Internet Explorer 3.0 in 1996, Comic Chat was a joint development between Microsoft Researcher David Kurlander and the Microsoft Research Virtual Worlds Group.
Its main feature, which set it apart from other IRC clients, is that it enabled comic avatars to represent a user; this character could express a specified emotion, possibly making IRC chatting a more emotive and expressive experience. Comic characters and backgrounds were created by comic artist Jim Woodring.
However, the method that this software used to achieve the comic effect was to prepend an unreadable code in parentheses to the plain text of the user's speech, which defined what emotion the character expressed. This had a somewhat annoying effect on non-Comic Chat users. The inclusion of this code could be disabled, but this would result in being unable to transmit characters' emotion states to other Comic Chat users.
Comic Chat is seldom used today, in part because the Microsoft Comic Chat network was shut down.
The program is used to create the daily web comic "Jerkcity".
Microsoft Comic Chat installed a custom font, Microsoft Comic Sans, that users could use in regular documents.
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[edit] External links
- Mermaid Elizabeth's Microsoft Comic Chat Resources Link Page
- Microsoft Chat (Comic Chat)
- Download Microsoft Chat 2.5 from Microsoft Knowledge Base
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