Introduction

Mac OS X makes communicating with other computers over the Internet easier than ever with iChat AV. You can talk to others over the Internet (like you do on a telephone), use full screen video to see and be seen by others while you converse, share programs and files, and collaborate on documents.

You can use iChat AV to exchange instant messages with a designated list of buddies over the Internet. An instant message is an online typewritten conversation in real-time between two or more buddies. Unlike an e-mail message, instant messages require both parties to be online, and the communication is instantaneous.

iChat AV makes setup effortless. The first time you launch iChat AV, a setup screen appears to walk you step-by-step through ...

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