>We have been lucky on desktop/laptop that we have added 5 zeros to the available compute, memory, network and GPU capacity. This allows a browser to run slack at the same speed as MIRC, from 2002.
I war running mIRC in 2002. Slack is worse.
I war running mIRC in 2002. Slack is worse.
Yes! It's still a functioning application on Windows! I use it from time to time.
A very tiny and incomplete list: - well working secure file transfer - always on chat history that doesn't rely on you being online or running/buying an irc-bot - voice and video calls - threads - avatars - added layers of security and authentication (critical for business) - plugins/addons (everything on IRC had to be implemented with a chatbot and it was quite limited) - text formatting - support for longer text messages
It's really an apple to oranges comparison to be honest. Yes, they are both fruits, as in they are both used to communicate, but this is where the comparison ends.
All those were solved problems 25 years ago, they just needed a basic level of tech literacy to achieve.