OK, I'm stupid: how does one go about getting on IRC and/or IMing?

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I've the iMac with OS 10.2, and I feel weird in that I've never IMd or "done chat." How does one go about this assuming this setup?

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 22:27 (twenty-two years ago)

iChat

― dean! (deangulberry), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 22:30 (twenty-two years ago)

www.aim.com

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 22:30 (twenty-two years ago)

don't do it, it'll only lead to hurt and tears

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 22:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Dean, does iChat require a .mac membership?

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 22:35 (twenty-two years ago)

iChat looks nicer, but Fire connects to multiple instant messaging services (not just AOL Instant Messanger), including IRC and Jabber. Its a nice all-in solution:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/8933

― mmmmsalt (Graeme), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 22:44 (twenty-two years ago)

i run ichat off of an aim account. and yes, it is cute.

― dean! (deangulberry), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 22:50 (twenty-two years ago)

iChat is more cheerful.

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 22:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmmm...after recommending Fire, I started it for the first time in ages only to discover that it won't log into MSN or AIM accounts anymore. Apparently both AOL and Microsoft didn't like software made by a third party being able to access their IM networks and shut them out (voicing 'security concerns').

Sucky.

― mmmmsalt (Graeme), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 23:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Try X-Chat Aqua for IRC; of all the Mac clients, it's the best IMHO. iChat is more than adequate for IM.

― anode (anode), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 23:48 (twenty-two years ago)

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