You need a hack, I think it's called iChatUSBCam, which enables iChat to run on the slower machines....
> From: "Pacer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Pismo + iSight Question.... > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 09:44:44 -0400 > > My Fellow PowerBook-philes, > > Having concluded the great "Get My Girlfriend a Pismo and Convert Her to > Mac OS X" project, and seeing her off to Italy for her summer > study-abroad Pismo in hand, I have come up with a new PowerBook project. > > I have an iBook G4 1.2 GHz 768 RAM brand new (as of March) running Tiger > and doing just fine. > > She has a G3 Pismo 400 running Tiger with 1 gig RAM. I am thinking of > upgrading it to a G4 550. (Maybe using FastMac.) > > This fall I am going to law school and we shall be living further apart > than we do now. > > On Apple's website it says iSight needs a 660mhz G4 or G3 in order to work. > > Does anyone have any experience running iSight on a PowerBook Pismo? > What about a Pismo upgraded to the 500+ Mhz G4? Should I pony up for > the PowerLogix G3 900 mhz upgrade instead, and will this enable it to work? > > Also -- ease of use is a big need for the GF. I've been doing voice > communications over the internet since back in the mid-90s for gaming > purposes, but I'd prefer not having to walk anyone else through such > audio-video craziness again, much less my GF who is less tech-savvy than > my gaming buds. > > Any ideas? Should I maybe just upgrade her machine to a new PowerBook? > (It'll cost big, but ... well .. I guess I could sell her lovely Pismo. > *whimper* Or maybe just get her an Mac Mini and KVM, still quite a bit.) > > The Pismo DOES at least have FireWire .... > > Sincerely, > Pacer the Loon -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
