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Seth Gordon wrote: > My mother (in Oakland, CA) uses iChat AV to have video conferences > with my brother, sister-in-law, and nephew (in Chicago), and they want > to do the same thing with me and my family. Two problems: > > (1) iChat AV seems to be a Mac-specific service. > > (2) Neither of our laptops have FireWire ports. > > Any ideas (preferably ones that don't involve spending a kilobuck or > two on a PowerBook just for the sake of the video conferencing)? My understanding is that iChat AV uses standard protocols. I think you just need a video camera (non-Apple) and software. Also, you could get a MacMini for just under $500 to run it. No need for a PowerBook. But if you choose that route, I'd wait til January when Apple releases their new Intel-based systems at a lower price.
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