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iChat AV 2.1 adds Windows Video Conferencing Support

Thursday February 5, 2004 11:21 am PST by Arnold Kim
Apple released iChat AV 2.1 today.

What's New in iChat AV 2.1 Public Beta
iChat AV v2.1 Public Beta adds support for video conferencing with the AOL Instant Messenger 5.5 for Microsoft Windows



MacOSXRumors had previously reported on this upcoming functionality. While additional sources had recently claimed that such interoperability was imminent, this information had been met with skepticism.

MacCentral adds that Windows AIM users should also be able to use the iSight though users "would also need an external microphone or another source of audio if they were using the iSight on a Windows PC, unlike their Mac counterparts."
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skymaXimus
105 months ago
Apple just released this on their site. It lets you video conf. w/ AIM 5.5 users on Windows!
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jermsmingy
105 months ago
I can't wait to get home and try it
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Diatribe
105 months ago
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet, how sweet this is.
I can't believe this just happend :D . Saved my day. Now I can start thinking about getting one of these neat iSights...
Thanx for the good news.
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Le Big Mac
105 months ago

Originally posted by Diatribe
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet, how sweet this is.
I can't believe this just happend :D . Saved my day. Now I can start thinking about getting one of these neat iSights...
Thanx for the good news.


This might be the most important development for iSight/iChat yet. They've now eliminated the principle reason it was a waste of money: you couldn't talk to 95% of PC users. Problem solved.
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dwishbone
105 months ago
HOT DAMN!!!!
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Lancetx
105 months ago

Originally posted by Le Big Mac
This might be the most important development for iSight/iChat yet. They've now eliminated the principle reason it was a waste of money: you couldn't talk to 95% of PC users. Problem solved.


I agree. Only question I have is will the iSight camera itself work on a Windows PC using AIM 5.5? If not, Apple is missing out on an opportunity to sell more of them.
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Powerbook G5
105 months ago
Even if it did, it's rare to find many PCs with Firewire built in.
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Lancetx
105 months ago

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Even if it did, it's rare to find many PCs with Firewire built in.


Well, it's not nearly so rare as it used to be (thanks in part to the iPod), although of course the sub $500 junk boxes almost always never have FireWire.
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Powerbook G5
105 months ago
Well if your PC had Firewire, then all I can see needed would be the proper drivers and software to run the hardware, which I imagine, Apple would have to provide with iSights in the future for cross compatibility.
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alset
105 months ago
Wooooooooooooooooooooo-hooooooo!

Installed fine. Don't see any changes on the surface.

Dan
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