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um...YEAH! asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 1 decade ago

AIM for macs?

how come i cant even install it on my computer?

and last time i did, it kept closing randomly.

i really REALLY dont like iChat.

help?

Update:

i just think PC AIM is so much better than iChat

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  • Wes M
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    iChat is now the official AIM app for OS X, so AIM for Mac is no longer supported. Chances are AIM just won't work with newer versions of OS X or isn't easily translated by Rosetta (if you have an Intel Mac). Your only choice other than iChat is Adium, which is what I use. It's sort of ugly if you leave it as-is, but you can download Xtras to change anything you want about it (message styles, Dock icons, status icons, sounds, etc.).

    http://www.adiumx.com/ - Adium Home Page

    http://www.adiumxtras.com/index.php?a=search&cat_i... - Adium Xtras

  • A Mad White-Hatter
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Add your AIM account in iChat. Why don't you like it? iChat > Preferences > Accounts and click the Plus button.

    If you really just hate it randomly, download the version of AOL's client here:

    http://www.aim.com/get_aim/mac/latest_macosx.adp?a...

    Source(s): I use iChat for my AIM account and it works awesome.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    AIM is crap. Best to avoid anything from AOL on your Mac. Download Adium instead

    http://www.adiumx.com/

    Its an all in one and it has the same features as AIM

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