AIM is the underlying system that iChat works on which is why iChat users can speak to AIM users without any work arounds as they are already on the same network. AIM is much like the applications from Microsoft, Yahoo, Google etc. just that AOL worked with apple to develop theirs which has made it more integrated than the rest of the apps. I am not putting Skype down and use it but mainly for it's telephone functionality and use iChat for video chatting. Gerhard On 11-Jan-09, at 9:08 AM, Douglas Feick wrote: > Could you give us more ( a lot ) > details about what AIM is and how --- MUGLO information at <http://www.freewebs.com/muglo> Manage your account options at <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi>