Question for an old iMac (I really need to get a new one! But I still love it)

[cellboy]

Too lazy or not Mac Savvy on this:
Since everyone asks if I Skype, cam and such:

Can I add a web cam to this old iMac? 800Mhz, PC G4, Tiger OSX 10.4.11

I do have iChat AV 3.1.9 (2006)

Comments

[theoctothorpe.livejournal.com]

That's only for the latest versions of Skype… I still use 2.8 for the mac.

Skype 2.8 will work on your machine, but you also have iChatAV, which means if you just add a webcam you can video chat with other mac folk on iChat.

There are a lot of cams out there, and I believe 10.4 has the proper drivers built-in, so merely plugging it in will work just fine. You do have to make sure the cam is mac-compatible however.

They're VERY difficult to find, but if you can find an old iSight (it's a firewire webcam), that will be guaranteed to work, assuming the cam itself is in working condition.