You can get an IRC client from hobbes hobbes.nmsu.edu. This and other clients can be found at Judy's Warped World IRC page:

http://www.gt-online.com/~bri/irc_clients.html

If you don't want to dive into an IRC client you can use the "Live eCS Chat" link on the left of this page and click on "open chat window". Choose your nickname and connect.

This uses a Java based IRC client and should work if you have Java 1.1.8 or higher (1.3) configured in your webbrowser.
The Java applet has been succesfully tested with Netscape 4.61 for OS/2, Opera for OS/2, Warpzilla for OS/2 and the IBM Browser for OS/2. If you don't have an OS/2 box handy and you want to connect, it also has been tested with Netscape 6.2 and Internet Explorer 5.5 under Windows 2000.

This is a list of the International eComStation IRC network servers. They all run on either eComStation or OS/2. If you are interested in running your own IRC server, please contact: MaxWarp (massimo@ecomstation.it)

ITALY
===- irc.ecomstation.it port 6667 (International Hub)
===- irc.itisvinci.com port 6667
===- irc.dinosoft.it 6667

AUSTRALIA
===- irc.ecomstation.com.au 6667
===- irc.ecssite.com 6667

BELGIUM
===- irc.celkunststoffen.khlim.be 6667

CANADA
===- irc.ecomstation.ca 6667

DENMARK
===- irc.ecomstation.dk 6667

GERMANY
===- irc.netlabs.org 6667

NETHERLANDS
===- irc.ecomstation.nl 6667


SWITZERLAND
===- irc.aroa.ch port 6667

RUSSIA
===- irc.ecomstation.ru 6667
===- irc.muravlenko.ytc.ru 6667

U.S.A.
===- irc.ecomstation.com 6667
===- irc.dacdigital.com 6667