iChat 5 How-tos
iChat 5
iChat 5 comes with Snow Leopard (OS 10.6.x). At the time of writing that is 10.6 through 10.6.3 iChat was updated to verion 5.0.1 in 10.6.2 and to version 5.0.3 in 10.6.3
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 In that time the AIM servers have been closed down (2017) and iChat has been superseded by Message and FaceTime. That effectively makes this a sort of Historical Document of how it worked.
As with other versions here are the links to:
Menu For the Different How-to pages
- Get a ScreenName
- Start Up Screens
- Add Buddies
- Ordering the List
- Start a Chat
- Formatting Text
- Sending Files
- Using Menus
- Using Preferences
- A/V Chats
They work in order as you need a Screen Name first before setting up iChat. Then obviously comes adding Buddies possibly Ordering the List and then Starting a Text Chat and so. as you can see from the markings some have drop downs to sections within a page.
Just to recap what you need before you start the Menu.
- A G3/600Mgz Processor Mac for Video. A G4/1Ghz Dual Processor or above to host Multi-chats in Video. An Intel for iChat 4 and 5 Backdrops.
- A "Broadband" Internet Connection of at least 128kbps in both Upload and Download speeds.
- A Mac with a Camera or an External Camera, Firewire or USB (Preferably USB 2.0).
- A Mac with an Internal Mic and Speakers or External versions including a headset (can be Bluetooth).
Next or Rather Start - How To Get a Screen Name
Top of page© Ralph Johns June 2010
Menu
Information Block
This Page is about the Menu Bar that offers the Specific links to the How Tos for iChat 5.
There is a brief run down on the order of the Menu and then the "Requirements" for iChat.
About This Page
This is effectively the index page for the How tos for iChat 5.
I have added a second Menu rather than the Picture layout used in iChat 1 through 4 pages.
© Ralph Johns and others where credited.
Revised September 2024
Made on a Mac®