These iChatAV (Version 2) pages are coloured Green and have the iChat 2 icon on them that was in use at the time, so you know where you are. The icon differs from Version 1 by having the camera logo added.

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 In that time the AIM servers have been closed down (2017) and iChat has been superseded by Messages. That effectively make this a sort of Historical Document of how it worked.

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02 iChat 2 Name Entry Screen

Oct 2008

2 Name Entry Screen

This is the Chat 2 Name Entry Screen on First run of iChat 2. Apart from some Styling compared to iChat version 1 there is no difference. It is still a choice to enter a Screen Name from Apple or AIM and then Specifiy which in the drop down and add a "Real Name" at the top. The Real Name does not have to match your Address Book Entry but it was most people do.

The Link button to get a New iChat account links to a page at Apple that no longer exists as Apple have changed the .Mac service to MobileMe (Edit 2024 Even that has been superceeded).

Next would be the Rendevous Activation Choice Screen

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This site is about iChat from Version 1 through to iChat 5.x.x
Mostly this is kept as an Historical Document. Some small tense changes have been made but the content is by and large untouched.

It has a mixture of basic info and problem solving help.

The sections below will change for Specifics about info on the page on view

About This Page

The point in the Start Up Screens where you enter your "Real Name" (normally as it apparears in your address Book) and your Screen Name (@mac.com names still work but the Get New Account button doe not link anywhere.)

Any new MobileMe name from Apple will have to be entered as an AIM type of name and the full name with @me.com suffix typed in.

Compatibility

Confirmed to work 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.