Connect to iChat on Windows?

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February 25, 2005 at 9:26 pm #17156

trinity
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Hi,

I have no idea about that chatting stuff. So I hope someone could help.
My question:
My friend has a mac and uses iChat. I have Windows XP and can use msn, aim, icq or also yahoo messenger. Is there any way we can chat? I mean, there is no iChat for windows:( , but maybe I can reach him with one of the programs above? He has really only iChat.

Thanks for help.
trinity.

February 25, 2005 at 9:37 pm #115621

shifter
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I believe iChat is compatible with AIM, but video and chat conferencing may not be.

February 25, 2005 at 10:00 pm #115624

trinity
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shifter wrote:

I believe iChat is compatible with AIM, but video and chat conferencing may not be.
And what have I to do to make it work? Normal chat functions would be already enough.

February 25, 2005 at 10:20 pm #115622

Anonymous
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iChat is basically the same thing as AIM. That is what I use. If they have a @mac.com name, just add that into your aim list for instance mine is zargeus@mac.com that would be thier aim username. If they dont have the @mac.com then just add them like any other username.

Jeremy

February 25, 2005 at 10:35 pm #115625

trinity
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Owh, so easy?! Thanks! Will try it!:)

February 26, 2005 at 12:12 am #115620

Oreo
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Yahoo! works also between mac’s and PC’s as well if you want things like cams and voice. My inlaws have a Mac and when we want to show them how we are looking we have my brother-in-law sign into Yahoo! (he normally uses MSN messenger and they really are not nice to Mac users!).

February 26, 2005 at 6:46 pm #115626

trinity
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Zargeus wrote:

iChat is basically the same thing as AIM. That is what I use. If they have a @mac.com name, just add that into your aim list for instance mine is zargeus@mac.com that would be thier aim username. If they dont have the @mac.com then just add them like any other username.

Jeremy

Thanks again. I tried it with your email in my AIM and I could see you instantly. Do you use iChat? Have I got you right in that? Or do you use AIM on MAC? Cos my friend has still problems. He seems not be able to see me and reverse the same.:( I know I’m a super dau. (And I guess he too;) )

March 30, 2005 at 1:03 pm #115623

mdnky
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To get AIM & iChat working together nicely, make sure you have the latest versions of each installed.

Yahoo is not compatible for voice chat between Mac & PC. Yahoo uses a proprietary non-standard codec that only runs on X86 based machines called TrueSpeech. You can do cams, IMs, and typed chat between the two…but no audio chat.
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