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Audio/Video Conference with iChat and AIM

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the beginning-of-the-end-of-the-analog-phones? dept.

JHromadka writes "Apple and AOL released today new versions of their instant messaging software that allows audio and video conferencing between Mac iChat users and Windows AIM users. " Anyone else think we're nearing the end of the analog phone system?

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  1. Jabber? by axxackall · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Audioa and video chat - that's the part that is still missing in Jabber.

    Bring audio and video chatting to jabber - and you can say bye-bye to all other IM networks within few weeks after that.

    Ehh... there is always something missing in good open-source projects...

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  2. Zoom Ads by inertia187 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now that AIM 5.5 uses Flash for advertisements, you can right click and zoom way in until it's impossible to recognize. It doesn't stay zoomed when the ad cycles, so it's not that useful.

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  3. Re:Not a troll by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey Moderators, that's not "interesting" that's "off-topic."

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