Video conference from XP running MSN Messenger to someone with a M

[JohnMacd]

Hullo.
My brother has recently replaced his PC with a Mac G4/G5 (apparently he
thinks it's better as he want's to do some music-related stuff). However, we
don't seem to be able to get his computer rigged-up to do a video
conversation with my parents' PC.
They are running MSN Messenger 7.5 under XP Pro. Does anyone happen to know
of a similar application for a Mac that A) Supports video conversations and
B) is compatible with the MSN at my end?

Any advice greatfully received, as it's driving my parents (and consequently
myself) up the wall!

[Andrew E.]

I think that .NET Meeting might work,try search at microsoft downloads,and/or
xps home page have articles on starting netmeeting.Actually xp home
page,click
on "How to start NETMEETING" R.upper corner of page.

"JohnMacd" wrote:

> Hullo.
> My brother has recently replaced his PC with a Mac G4/G5 (apparently he
> thinks it's better as he want's to do some music-related stuff). However, we
> don't seem to be able to get his computer rigged-up to do a video
> conversation with my parents' PC.
> They are running MSN Messenger 7.5 under XP Pro. Does anyone happen to know
> of a similar application for a Mac that A) Supports video conversations and
> B) is compatible with the MSN at my end?
>
> Any advice greatfully received, as it's driving my parents (and consequently
> myself) up the wall!

[Galen]

In ,
JohnMacd had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hullo.
> My brother has recently replaced his PC with a Mac G4/G5 (apparently
> he thinks it's better as he want's to do some music-related stuff).
> However, we don't seem to be able to get his computer rigged-up to do
> a video conversation with my parents' PC.
> They are running MSN Messenger 7.5 under XP Pro. Does anyone happen
> to know of a similar application for a Mac that A) Supports video
> conversations and B) is compatible with the MSN at my end?
>
> Any advice greatfully received, as it's driving my parents (and
> consequently myself) up the wall!

Yahoo! Instant Messenger works. I hate to send folks to non-Microsoft
products but I don't *think* that anything for the Mac interacts at the
video level with MSN? Maybe there's a Trillian build for a Mac, I haven't
any idea but I know this does:

Yahoo! Messenger for Mac:
http://im.yahoo.com/mac.php

You will, of course, need:

Yahoo! Messenger - Windows Version:
http://messenger.yahoo.com/messenger/chat.html

And you will both need, of course, accounts...

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