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New MSN for Mac

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:40 pm
by MacCuajo
a new msn messenger is coming to mac ... it will have display pictures , and some more features , but acctually Microsoft is looking to put Webcam (Yeah!) on this version , for more info check this site (is the lastest news link)
http://r-james.myby.co.uk/mac/msnmessen ... php?id=015

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:52 pm
by MBHockey
didn't they say this like 5 months ago?

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:02 pm
by MacCuajo
MBHockey wrote:didn't they say this like 5 months ago?
Yes but the (possibly9 webcam is new :D

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:38 pm
by MBHockey
That's what i was referring too...yeah if you go to the link look:
09.02.05 - Microsoft looking to add Webcam to MSN Messenger 5 for Mac

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:20 pm
by lordoftheoats
That's three days ago... February 9th, 2005.

Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:43 am
by jstamos
Damn unamerican dates.

...no wait, damn american dates.

Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:25 pm
by zaudragon
/me hates 12 hour clocks!

Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 9:03 pm
by Ethion
What i've heard, is that there won't be webcam support for mac.
And the one that aMSN/Gaim is developing won't work either on mac.
Reason is that the codec they are using is to old for some reason.
And it was made of Logitech.

But we never know.. They might release a new codec for their webcam.
And that would mean a new version for mac.

Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 9:51 pm
by MacCuajo
Ethion wrote:What i've heard, is that there won't be webcam support for mac.
And the one that aMSN/Gaim is developing won't work either on mac.
Reason is that the codec they are using is to old for some reason.
And it was made of Logitech.

But we never know.. They might release a new codec for their webcam.
And that would mean a new version for mac.
Mercury Messenger have webcam for Mac (only receiving) in the MSN Protocol ,so the codec thing might be a lie of microsoft

Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:21 pm
by bgannin
Ethion wrote:What i've heard, is that there won't be webcam support for mac.
And the one that aMSN/Gaim is developing won't work either on mac.
Reason is that the codec they are using is to old for some reason.
And it was made of Logitech.

But we never know.. They might release a new codec for their webcam.
And that would mean a new version for mac.
IIRC aMSN does not use libgaim, thus the 2 aren't related, unless by bridging the fact they both will have incompatible solutions (possibly).