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  1. R

    How to connect iChat to a modern server

    Hi, I've seen lots of people get iChat working again by using different servers. No one has said how to get iChat to connect to these servers (only on other apps like Psi). Does anyone know how to get iChat to actually connect to one of these servers? Thanks in advance
  2. M

    Forkbomb Podcast episode with Wicknix! and talk about iChat AV

    Greetings Everyone! @pipetogrep and I recorded an episode with @wicknix the resident browser extraordinairem author of InterWebPPC , SpiderWeb, ArcticFox and others! We discussed several topics revolving web browsers , Linux on PPC and video chatting over the internet with iChat AV on Leopard...
  3. InAWhiteRoom

    iSight Camera on PowerPC

    Hi all, I have an iSight camera arriving in a few days, and I’m trying to figure out if it can work on a PowerPC Mac with any kind of video calling these days. I can’t see that FaceTime is likely to be compatible, but any thoughts on in-browser solutions, iChat, or more imaginative...
  4. reddrag0n

    "Messages" and ppc architecture

    I'm wondering if there is a protocol that allows the "Messages" app (or it's backbone structure) to be allowed to be run on ichat? Just like the old imessage was able to run on ichat when 10.8 came out. I would like to have my powerbook do more other than run itunes in the background or to...
  5. pipetogrep

    This is how I audio chat with Bonjour on OS X Tiger over the Internet

    Hi all, A buddy of mine and I wanted an easy way to IM, audio, and possibly video chat on our PPC Macs. After looking around for existing programs that still worked we settled on the idea of using Bonjour with iChat since it's built in and requires no setup. The problem is we live on opposite...
  6. J

    FaceTime and iMessage not working (Mojave)

    I have a Late 2014 iMac and ever since I upgraded it to Mojave, I haven't been able to use FaceTime it just hangs (Color wheel appears) and iMessage would would work half the time and would the same thing but sometimes it will load up and sometimes it won't. I tried re-installing the operating...
  7. L

    Change the Message sounds when you send a message

    I am a person who loves to customize things to my liking, and I do not like being forced to use things. The sound when you send a message in Messages (that little WOOOOO that goes up in tone) or when you have the chat open and you receive a message (the WOOOO sound going down in tone. Is there...