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why iChat can not support USB port webcam
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seen_xu
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Dec 5, 2003, 05:06 PM
 
my logitech Quickcam for notebook pro can work great on my mac, except unique fireware port supported ichat, any solution out there we have had till now?

that is bad!
     
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Dec 5, 2003, 05:11 PM
 
Apple turned off support for USB webcams. Some say to sell more iSights.

http://www.ecamm.com/mac/ichatusbcam/
Nasrudin sat on a river bank when someone shouted to him from the opposite side: "Hey! how do I get across?" "You are across!" Nasrudin shouted back.
     
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Dec 5, 2003, 05:26 PM
 
it seems that apple do not have enough for their products, and I believe they got deficit on their isight sellling.
     
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Dec 5, 2003, 05:30 PM
 
Originally posted by Developer:
Apple turned off support for USB webcams. Some say to sell more iSights.

http://www.ecamm.com/mac/ichatusbcam/
There is a petition about that here:
http://www.petitiononline.com/iChatUSB/petition.html

By the way iChatUSBCam does not work for me:
http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=191964
     
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Dec 6, 2003, 04:19 AM
 
it do not support Panther, and if you install it on panther, crashed your ichat AV.
     
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Dec 6, 2003, 04:35 AM
 
Originally posted by seen_xu:
it do not support Panther, and if you install it on panther, crashed your ichat AV.
Version 1.1.1 of iChatUSBCam supports Panther according to the developer site...
     
   
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