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Effort revives Apple's retired iChat audio and video calling
Original: Resurrecting iChat audio and video conferencing
A developer has documented an effort to bring back audio and video conferencing for Apple's iChat, the messaging client discontinued years ago when Apple folded its features into Messages. The write-up explains how the old calling functionality was reverse-engineered and coaxed back to life, drawing attention from nostalgic Mac users and developers interested in Apple's abandoned software history.
Why now: Nostalgia for classic Apple software and technical curiosity about reviving discontinued services are driving interest.
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