To expand on hixxy's point:
mIRC is not mIRC without the scripting capabilities. And if it's not "mIRC", it doesn't need to be made by Khaled. Go download one of the other existing hundred IRC clients out there-- that's what mIRC would be without scripting. I've said this a bunch of times before, so a lot of this might sound repetitive.
If mIRC were to be redesigned for a tablet/non-windows OS, you would basically lose every feature that defines mIRC:
- A completely different UI (mIRC's UI exists explicitly because of a Windows specific UI known as MDI)
- No or limited scripting support
- A completely fragmented scripting ecosystem. Many existing scripts will not work on these devices, and there will be confusion as to what is iPad compatible, what is Android compatible, etc.
- Specific windows integration (dlls, COM, agents, file dialogs, MDI/multi window support)
What are you left with? A window with a nicklist and a buffer that lets you send text to an IRC channel or user. How is that special? Answer: it's not. Those apps already exist. Go get them.
By the way, you can access a filesystem in iOS, it's just limited to appdata for the application.
