I agree.
mIRC has gotten noticably sluggish over the last several releases. I couldn't begin to guess what core changes are responsible for this, but whatever it is, we all notice it.
I dabble a lot with previous versions; every old version installed and configured for instant testing. I do a lot of backtracking out of morbid curiosity to see when a bug was first introduced into a feature, or visa versa. It's painfully obvious that the v3.x and v4.x are screaming fast (though not entirely stable), and v5.x is both fast and mostly harmless. v6.12 simply lives by the adage, "slow and steady wins the race."
We can only guess what Khaled has in store for the future.
- Raccoon
PS. That easter egg was removed, though, my aformentioned morbid fixation has inspired this little creation you can stare at. It contains all of the 40+ quotes that have appeared on the About icon over the course of mIRC's history. (including every subtlety because I'm just that anal.) You may also find
this post of interest.
