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Jeff Hester
May 6, 2002
Apple Computer today announced a new instant messaging program called iChat that is the first to offer true interoperability with AOL Instant Messenger. This will allow iChat users to send and receive instant messages with AIM users without setting up and AIM account; a first in the industry. “It’s the first time that AOL let anybody in under the tent,” Apple’s Chief Executive Steven Jobs said.
The iChat interface.“We’re very excited about bringing Mac users into the broader AOL community with the first fully compatible integration of another user base with AIM and AOL Buddy List users,” said Bob Pittman, Chief Operating Officer-elect of AOL Time Warner. “This will make it possible for Mac users to communicate within our network using their existing Mac.com identities.”
iChat is a part of the next major release of Apple’s OS X (code named Jaguar), due out late this summer.
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