Is it possible to get iChat (or whatever it's called) on a mac to talk to Windows Live Messenger on a PC and vice-versa?
I know it will work with AIM. Not sure about MSN.
Different (read: it's own) network.
There is a Pidgin equivalent for Mac however.
Edit: Apparently in iChat 3.0, Mac users can talk to the rest of the world. Genius.
There is a Pidgin equivalent for Mac however.
Edit: Apparently in iChat 3.0, Mac users can talk to the rest of the world. Genius.
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Dunno what version the dad (who has the mac) of my friend (who has the PC) has.Cheez wrote:
Different (read: it's own) network.
There is a Pidgin equivalent for Mac however.
Edit: Apparently in iChat 3.0, Mac users can talk to the rest of the world. Genius.
Would it be likely that he'd have 3.0? do macs update?
Apple iChat 4.0.5Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Would it be likely that he'd have 3.0? do macs update?
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12174
download available here^
MMMmmmMM.Scorpion0x17 wrote:
do macs update?
\_O.o_/
Guess not.TheAussieReaper wrote:
Apple iChat 4.0.5Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Would it be likely that he'd have 3.0? do macs update?
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12174
download available here^
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Cool, is that likely to work on my mates dads mac lappy?TheAussieReaper wrote:
Apple iChat 4.0.5Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Would it be likely that he'd have 3.0? do macs update?
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12174
download available here^
I'm not sure, but I think it has some version of OS X on it.
Narrows it down to this decadeScorpion0x17 wrote:
Cool, is that likely to work on my mates dads mac lappy?TheAussieReaper wrote:
Apple iChat 4.0.5Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Would it be likely that he'd have 3.0? do macs update?
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12174
download available here^
I'm not sure, but I think it has some version of OS X on it.
Needs Tiger (2005) or Leopard (2007).
Intel would also clue it being new enough.
Btw, I'm just Googling this shit.
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It could well be one of them, based on known age of the lappy.Cheez wrote:
Narrows it down to this decadeScorpion0x17 wrote:
Cool, is that likely to work on my mates dads mac lappy?TheAussieReaper wrote:
Apple iChat 4.0.5
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12174
download available here^
I'm not sure, but I think it has some version of OS X on it.
Needs Tiger (2005) or Leopard (2007).
Oh, and the lappy is white, if that helps.
(oh and I googled too, but I don't speak mac)
Last edited by Scorpion0x17 (2009-01-14 06:57:26)
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It looked a lot like this:
I think that's a MacBook.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
Is that a good thing, in this context?Freezer7Pro wrote:
I think that's a MacBook.
Ah ha! A Mac question I can be useful and answer.
iChat uses Jabber (XMPP). If you have a client that also uses XMPP, you can use the two together. GoogleTalk perhaps?
iChat uses Jabber (XMPP). If you have a client that also uses XMPP, you can use the two together. GoogleTalk perhaps?
If it's a Macbook, then it would be a good thing. That would mean it's likely that he has a recent version of OSX.
My advice to your friend and his father, however, is to forget both programs and use Skype. Just look at what you can do with Skype and you'll see why. Already a powerful messenger without paying for any of the beautiful extras that are available for users.
My advice to your friend and his father, however, is to forget both programs and use Skype. Just look at what you can do with Skype and you'll see why. Already a powerful messenger without paying for any of the beautiful extras that are available for users.
yes they do update.Cheez wrote:
MMMmmmMM.Scorpion0x17 wrote:
do macs update?
\_O.o_/Guess not.TheAussieReaper wrote:
Apple iChat 4.0.5Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Would it be likely that he'd have 3.0? do macs update?
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12174
download available here^
everytime there is an update, a window pops out to tell you if you want to install and restart or just carry on with the work.
Yeah those MacBooks should have Leopard on them. Go the Apple at the top left, click "About This Mac" and see what the version is. Probably 10.5.4 / 10.5.5 / 10.5.6 (which are all Leopard {ie latest})CapnNismo wrote:
If it's a Macbook, then it would be a good thing. That would mean it's likely that he has a recent version of OSX.
My advice to your friend and his father, however, is to forget both programs and use Skype. Just look at what you can do with Skype and you'll see why. Already a powerful messenger without paying for any of the beautiful extras that are available for users.
I wouldn't be so sure about it having Leopard. A friend of mine had Tiger on hers and apparently updating to the latest OSX raped her battery and processor. Some kind of design flaw with the older Macbooks and switching to the new OS put too much strain on the system. It was fixed under warranty or whatever, but it was still a rather huge problem ... so much for Apple always making sure its OS works with the older hardware, eh?
"Genius" my ass.CapnNismo wrote:
I wouldn't be so sure about it having Leopard. A friend of mine had Tiger on hers and apparently updating to the latest OSX raped her battery and processor. Some kind of design flaw with the older Macbooks and switching to the new OS put too much strain on the system. It was fixed under warranty or whatever, but it was still a rather huge problem ... so much for Apple always making sure its OS works with the older hardware, eh?
As for MSN Messenger, I know Microsoft released a MSN client for OSX that enables people to talk to anyone on MSN on their Mac, and iChat works with other iChat users and AIM users.
Errr....CapnNismo wrote:
I wouldn't be so sure about it having Leopard. A friend of mine had Tiger on hers and apparently updating to the latest OSX raped her battery and processor. Some kind of design flaw with the older Macbooks and switching to the new OS put too much strain on the system. It was fixed under warranty or whatever, but it was still a rather huge problem ... so much for Apple always making sure its OS works with the older hardware, eh?
There is no issue with that (no battery or CPU issues tied in with 10.5 upgrades - there are batch battery faults with a number of the MacBooks and the CPUs get fucked over frequently if they are pushed at all hard, due to completely inadequate cooling). 10.5 is more demanding than 10.4, so on lower end hardware will not run anything like as well and is more likely to thrash a CPU, potentially causing it to overheat.
Sounds like your friend has a poorly speced MacBook not suitable for running 10.5 (probably only has 512MB RAM and a quick cheap upgrade (DDR2 PC5300 SO-DIMMs) would mean it'd work fine).
It will run on older hardware. I've run 10.5 on an iMac G3 and on an eMac (you do need at least 256MB RAM or it won't ever load and you'll end up with an Apple and spinning cog forever). It runs slowly, because it does not meet the recommended specs.
When did AIM get XMPP support? It never used to have it.TopHat01 wrote:
As for MSN Messenger, I know Microsoft released a MSN client for OSX that enables people to talk to anyone on MSN on their Mac, and iChat works with other iChat users and AIM users.
Unless something has changed (XMPP support added to AIM - I know no additional protocol support has been added to iChat) in the last 18 months or so, it won't work.
*edit* It has been changed. Early last year XMPP support was added to AIM.
Last edited by Bertster7 (2009-01-15 10:52:15)