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Minerva 1.3b1

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IRC chat program. Shareware ($10)

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Minerva is a client program for accessing Internet Relay Chat (IRC) networks such as Undernet and EFnet.

What's New

Version 1.3b1:

Added /dns command to do a quick server name lookup

Fixed problem with sending messages to recognized users via query windows

Added Connections menu item to preferences button on the main taskbar.

Removed the Connections button from the main taskbar

Improved speed of userlist sorting

Fixed a crash that occurred when userhost information is received.

Double clicking a hostmask or nickname in the Friend Recognition dialog now edits it

Added buttons to the Friend Recognition dialog to remove hostmasks, nicknames, or entire entries.

Userlist now marks recognized friends by underlining them. If the user is not OPed or Voiced, a dot will appear next to their name.

Whois and user Get Info now recognize buddies

Added "Friend Recognition Settings" to the Application menu

Fixed an exception error that occured when renaming a Friend Recognition entry

Version 1.3b1:

Added /dns command to do a quick server name lookup

Fixed problem with sending messages to recognized users via query windows

Added Connections menu item to preferences button on the main taskbar.

Removed the Connections button from the main taskbar

Improved speed of userlist sorting

Fixed a crash that occurred when userhost information is more...

Requirements
PPC, Mac OS X 10.2 or later.

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Minerva User Discussion (Write a Review)

ver. 1.x:

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Libertyforall1776 commented on 27 Feb 2011

Minerva IRC is no longer supported. The last version of Minerva IRC can be downloaded from files.chipersoft.com. You can use the following registration code to remove the nag screen:

Name: Minerva User
Code: O61M-29U7-XZMO-HPS7

To enter this code, select About Minerva from the Application menu and option click on the word 'Unregistered', or type 'reg' without the quotes. Enter the name exactly as it appears above, capitalization is important.

[Version 1.3b1]

Anonymous reviewed on 24 Jan 2005

Sluggish. VERY sluggish. X-(

[Version 1.3b1]

Anonymous reviewed on 03 Oct 2004

great program, simple interface that works fast. Does every thing Xchat aqua does but MUCH faster. Great IRC Client, i haven't been getting any crashes with 1.3b1, but then again i never got any with 1.2 either...

[Version 1.3b1]

Anonymous reviewed on 23 Feb 2004

Ouch. Well, my machine is normally pretty stable but it crashed 3 times in the short time I played around with Minerva. It doesn't seem permanently damaged though.

[Version 1.2]

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Anonymous commented on 24 Feb 2004

Are you on OS9 or something? Simple applications can't cause a systemwide crash on Mac OS X, the system is designed expressly to prevent it.

Anonymous commented on 17 Apr 2004

If the window server is crashed or deadlocked, there's still not much you can do other than restart or ssh in remotely and kill it.

Anonymous reviewed on 23 Feb 2004

This app completely crashed my computer
I had to re install OSX.
Maybe a good uninstaller is necessary
i was upset after re-installing... re-auth all
apps , etc:

[Version 1.2]

2 Replies

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Kballard replied on 24 Feb 2004

This is not Minerva's fault. There is *no way* this application could have screwed up your computer like that. First off, due to protected memory, the only way it could crash your entire computer would be to cause a kernel panic, something which this application is not capable of doing on a working system (which would imply your system was damaged before you ran it). Secondly, even if it could crash your system, it couldn't do any permanent damage. What I'm trying to say here is that your system was already damaged badly, and it just so happened that it finally crashed when you ran this application. So don't blame Minerva for your faulty system.

Jarvis Badgley (developer) replied on 24 Feb 2004

I can not think of any way that Minerva could have caused the kind of damage you speak of. It doesn't touch any system files in operation. And uninstaller? What are you talking about? This is Mac OS X, you don't use uninstallers for removing software, you just throw it in the trash.

There were some problems several months ago with the Identd installer package breaking the /etc symlink, but we fixed that immediately and posted information on how to correct the problem if you were effected by it.

Anonymous reviewed on 19 Jul 2003

Great irc client. After playing with it for some time I had no problems to fork over the registration fee to keep using it.

Some notes: I would like to be able to log in without _having_ to keep the console open, I would love to be able to turn on/off the userlist and the statusbar could be optional as well...

Great client though!

[Version 1.0b13]

Anonymous reviewed on 04 May 2003

This was a good client, his forced registeration policy now though is something which will drive away many users who agree that IRC Clients are not important enough to pay a registration fee on.

A shame, it was previously a nice program!

[Version 1.0b4]

Anonymous reviewed on 04 May 2003

It has been quite a long time since the last update. Since the other IRC clients are a bit messy to use, I really hope a new version of Athena is on it's way. If not, well - I'll stick to this, 2.1 version.

/NeeFoo

[Version 2.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 14 Apr 2003

This is a good program, the window is nice and tidy and overall its easy to use... I'd like to see more scripting and stuff though, that would be good. At the moment I can't decide between this and Ircle, both have their advantages (I don't really like the interface on Snak)

[Version 2.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 12 Feb 2003

This is probably the greatest and most easy-to-use irc client out there for OS X. It's really easy to setup and to use. I have tried Snak for a while, but it moves me 5 years back in time. AthenaIRC is the one and only IRC client you will need. It's also easy to use with several users, for ex. if your boyfriend or girlfriend want to have its own connection. Snak has also this feature but in a more confusing way.
Keep up the gr8t work on this application! =)) And IT'S FREE!!!

[Version 2.1]

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