iChat
These pages are about iChat.
They consist of old info about iChat 1, 2 (AV), 3 as well as new stuff about the latest incarnation, iChat 5.
The info in these pages has been somewhat reorganized. I hope to make sure that things are grouped in a more logical order to explain somewhat how iChat has got from iChat (ver 1) though to the current iChat 5.x.x
The Menu at the top will contain everything but may change from page to page.
Historical Document
These pages have sat here since 2008 with no update. In that time the AIM servers have been closed down (2017) and iChat has been superseded by Messages. That effectively make this a sort of Historical Document of how it worked.
I will make attempts to renew and refresh Links to either the most current site or use the Way Back Machine Archive so that people can at least look at what was used. I will make Edit Notes on this and on those where I can find no link to replace the older one as I go through the document.
iChat In Pictures >> You are in Folder
iChat Start Up Screens >> AV Check Screen
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05 Video Verify Screen |
02-10-2006 |
iChat Start up Screens AV Check Screen
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Not so much as a Startup Screen but more of a check if your Camera is working. It obviously has to be plugged in if external and ON.
It will also indicate if the Mic is working in Video or an Audio only situation in the bar below the Camera View which will have a green moving part when you talk.
The Next Section is iChat Menus

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Information Block
This site is about iChat from Version 1 through to iChat 5.x.x
It has had a major Edit in September 2024 moving towards being HTML 5 complaint. It has essentially become an Historical document on how things could be done in iChat.
It has a mixture of basic info and problem solving help.
The setions below will change for Specifics about info on the page on view
About This Page
The Last Screen you go through in Video capable iChats is this Video (and Audio) verifying screen.
The Audio appears as a Green level indicated in the bar under the Video Pic.
If ths is no Camera attached, in any form, the place where My pic is a greyed out space.
Technically there is one more Screen but is the Confirm Screen with a Done Button.
Compatibility
As mentioned above this has had a Major Edit/Update in November 2024 meaning that the Browsers listed at the bottom are likely to no longer work.
I have tested in Safari 18.1, Firefox 130.x and 131.0, Vivaldi 6.9.3447.48 and iCab 6.2.3 (All Mac Browsers) I don't have access to a PC let alone multiple browsers to test on.
The original pages worked with Win/IE 5.5 and later (should work in 5.0, but not confirmed),
Firefox 2, Safari 3, Opera 9, iCab 3.02 and later, Mac/IE 5, Netscape 6 and later
Old browsers (IE version 4 or earlier, Netscape 4 or earlier) should only see
a text-based page which, while not the prettiest option, is still entirely
usable.
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