Apple iChat

E66247
VoIP client instant messaging client video conferencing software

Apple iChat is Apple’s former instant messaging and video chat application for macOS that integrated AIM, Jabber, and later FaceTime-style communication features.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
iChat 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf VoIP client ⓘ
instant messaging client ⓘ
video conferencing software ⓘ
developer Apple Inc. ⓘ
discontinued true ⓘ
discontinuedInVersionOf OS X Mountain Lion ⓘ
surface form: OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
discontinuedYear 2012 ⓘ
firstReleaseYear 2002 ⓘ
hasUserInterface Aqua ⓘ
includedWith macOS ⓘ
surface form: Mac OS X
integratedWith Contacts app ⓘ
surface form: Address Book (Apple)

Mail ⓘ
surface form: Mail (Apple)

Spotlight ⓘ
introducedInVersionOf Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar ⓘ
license proprietary software license ⓘ
marketingName Apple iChat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: iChat
operatingSystem macOS ⓘ
surface form: Mac OS X

macOS ⓘ
platform Apple Macintosh computers ⓘ
surface form: Macintosh
replacedBy Messages on macOS ⓘ
surface form: Messages (Apple software)
replacedComponent AIM client functionality on Mac OS X ⓘ
runsOn Intel‑based Macs ⓘ
Power Macintosh ⓘ
surface form: PowerPC Macs
supportsAccountType .Mac account ⓘ
AIM account ⓘ
Bonjour local account ⓘ
Google Talk account ⓘ
Jabber account ⓘ
MobileMe account ⓘ
supportsAudioStandard AAC ⓘ
Speex ⓘ
supportsFeature AV conferencing ⓘ
audio chat ⓘ
file transfer ⓘ
group chat ⓘ
instant messaging ⓘ
multi‑way video conferencing ⓘ
presence information ⓘ
screen sharing ⓘ
status messages ⓘ
video chat ⓘ
supportsNetworkTechnology NAT traversal ⓘ
SIP (for some features) ⓘ
supportsProtocol AIM ⓘ
AOL Instant Messenger ⓘ
Bonjour ⓘ
XMPP ⓘ
surface form: Jabber

XMPP ⓘ
supportsVideoStandard H.264 ⓘ
MPEG‑4 ⓘ

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AOL Instant Messenger → influenced → Apple iChat ⓘ
Apple iChat → marketingName → Apple iChat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: iChat