• Checking your AIM valid Password in iChat and Messages

    How Can I Check My iChat/Messages AIM Password ?  If you can not log on to the AIM server with iChat or Messages you may need to check your account name and password.   First Steps   Checking the nam...view more
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  • What is a Screen Name ?

    Hi,   Names used in iChat or the Messages app to Login to one of the services, sometime referred to as IDs in some cases.   iChat (or the Messages Beta) can log in to the AIM servers, the Jabber servers an...view more
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  • Messages: The Mountain Lion version (of iChat)

    Hi All,   This document has been edited to reflect the arrival of OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and Messages 8.     At OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) iChat becomes Messages  at version 7.0  ( a continuat...view more
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  • iChat changes effective July 1, 2014

    Apple has made some changes regarding iChat, effective July 1, 2014 documented on the link below:   OS X: Using me.com or mac.com IDs with AIM in iChat requires OS X v10.7.2 or later   Note, before upgradi...view more
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  • Reinstalling iChat 3 through iChat 5

    HI,   This has already been written under the previous system used here at Apple Discussions/Apple Support Communities. At that time all were held in a Central Library and later individual ones were placed in c...view more
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  • What is iChat ?

    Hi,   Your basic starter for 10.   History and Functions iChat is an Instant Message Application. It has been around in one form or another since 2004.   Initially it could only connect to the AIM ...view more
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