Live Real-Time Chat Room Now Online!

It's usable by every operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD, handhelds, etc.) with most java-enabled web-browsers.

This is different than IM (instant messaging like MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, AIM, etc.).

Whereas IM allows you to chat one-on-one, or you setup a private chatroom with your buddies, IRC is a public chatroom (though you can create private rooms easily) where everyone gets to chat, share files, etc. with everyone else.

Please check it out and provide any feedback.

You can view it with just your web-browser (and java installed), or you can download an IRC client for your operating system. Some examples of IRC clients include (but are not limited to):
* Linux/FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD: xchat, kopete, mozilla-chat, ksirc, etc.
* Mac: Easy IRC, IrcLe.
* Windows: mIRC www.mirc.com

If you have an IRC client installed, which is a bit better (more features) than the java client through your web-browser, then you can just point your IRC client to:
server: irc.merp.com
chatroom: #ASL

For just using your web browser, just go to the www.spokaneasl.com website and click on the "Live Chat" link on the left hand navigation.

Or just go to:
http://www.spokaneasl.com/livechat

Then enter your first and last name (you can make up whatever you want), then click connect.
You'll get a pop-up requesting permissions to run the Java applet, be sure to allow/grant permissions.
Then it will load, and you will be in the chatroom.

I'm usually there if I'm online (a lot).

If no one is chatting, say hello, then just hang out there/loiter. If everyone hangs out there, rather than just popping in and out, then it will get some good conversations rolling.

I've announced this website and the chatroom to the EWCDHH webmaster as well, so hopefully over time there will be deaf and hard of hearing people in the chatroom as well. This should help us connect with the community more.

Feedback is always welcome.

Thanks!
--
-Hawke
http://www.spokaneasl.com
Therapeutic Recreation Therapist in training.
Music Therapist in training.
Kung Fu Instructor in training.
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