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 ===== Introduction ===== ===== Introduction =====
-Instant Messaging is really tough on a 68K Mac. It's even tougher on an emulated 68K Mac. ICQ and AIM have ancient unsupported clients that might work on a real Macintosh, but I have had no success using them in my emulated machine running System 7.5.5  (**Update**:  Forum user **SSS** has described [[http://www.emaculation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5345&highlight=aim|how to use]] the 68K version of AOL Instant Messenger inside of Basilisk II). All of the web-based IM clients that I've tried do not run in any 68K compatible browser. There is one option, however: [[http://www.bitlbee.org/|Bitlbee]]. Bitlbee is a project that lets you access a wide variety of IM networks (including MSN messenger, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ and Jabber/Google Talk) through an IRC client. If you are at all familiar with IRC, you can probably set it up yourself using the [[http://princessleia.com/bitlbee.php|official documentation]], and some [[http://thinkhole.org/wp/2006/09/20/howto-connect-to-google-talk-with-bitlbee/|third party tips]] specific to accessing a Google Talk account.+Instant Messaging is really tough on a 68K Mac. It's even tougher on an emulated 68K Mac. ICQ and AIM have ancient unsupported clients that might work on a real Macintosh, but I have had no success using them in my emulated machine running System 7.5.5  (**Update**:  Forum user **SSS** has described [[https://www.emaculation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5345&highlight=aim|how to use]] the 68K version of AOL Instant Messenger inside of Basilisk II). All of the web-based IM clients that I've tried do not run in any 68K compatible browser. There is one option, however: [[http://www.bitlbee.org/|Bitlbee]]. Bitlbee is a project that lets you access a wide variety of IM networks (including MSN messenger, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ and Jabber/Google Talk) through an IRC client. If you are at all familiar with IRC, you can probably set it up yourself using the [[http://princessleia.com/bitlbee.php|official documentation]], and some [[http://thinkhole.org/wp/2006/09/20/howto-connect-to-google-talk-with-bitlbee/|third party tips]] specific to accessing a Google Talk account.
  
 This guide might be helpful to those not very familiar with IRC, or to those not familiar with the ancient IRC clients that run on 68K Macintosh computers. In the guide I am using an [[Basilisk II setup|install of System 7.5.5]] within [[Basilisk II]] JIT. To learn how to get 7.5.5 online within the emulator, check out this guide. This guide might be helpful to those not very familiar with IRC, or to those not familiar with the ancient IRC clients that run on 68K Macintosh computers. In the guide I am using an [[Basilisk II setup|install of System 7.5.5]] within [[Basilisk II]] JIT. To learn how to get 7.5.5 online within the emulator, check out this guide.
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 ===== Getting Started ===== ===== Getting Started =====
-You need an IRC client. This guide will use MacIRC version 0.9.6. It's an old client (last updated in 1997), but it is lightweight and works really well. Download it [[http://www.emaculation.com/basilisk/MacIRC_68K.sit.hqx|here]] (an alternative is [[http://www.shadowirc.com/|ShadowIRC]], although running it in System 7 requires that [[http://www.emaculation.com/basilisk/Appearance_SDK_1.0.4.sit.hqx|Appearance Manager]] be installed).+You need an IRC client. This guide will use MacIRC version 0.9.6. It's an old client (last updated in 1997), but it is lightweight and works really well. Download it [[https://www.emaculation.com/basilisk/MacIRC_68K.sit.hqx|here]] (an alternative is [[http://www.shadowirc.com/|ShadowIRC]], although running it in System 7 requires that [[https://www.emaculation.com/basilisk/Appearance_SDK_1.0.4.sit.hqx|Appearance Manager]] be installed).
  
 To begin, boot up your emulated Macintosh and install MacIRC. Run the program. You should see something similar to figure one, below. To begin, boot up your emulated Macintosh and install MacIRC. Run the program. You should see something similar to figure one, below.
  
-{{http://emaculation.com/basilisk/imguide1.jpg}}\\ +{{https://emaculation.com/basilisk/imguide1.jpg}}\\ 
 **Figure one: MacIRC, newly installed in System 7.5.5** **Figure one: MacIRC, newly installed in System 7.5.5**
  
 ===== Setting up Bitlbee ===== ===== Setting up Bitlbee =====
-You need to connect to a [[http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/servers.html|Bitlbee public server]]. We'll connect to the server at the top of the list. Select "File" and "Connect To..." from the menubar. Give yourself a nickname and a user name. These must be the same! Don't give yourself a password right now. Don't worry about giving yourself a real name. In the "server" box type "im.bitlbee.org:6667" (without the quotation marks - see figure two). +You need to connect to a [[http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/servers.html|Bitlbee public server]]. We'll connect to the server at the top of the list (top of the list at the time this guide was written, anyways). Select "File" and "Connect To..." from the menubar. Give yourself a nickname and a user name. These must be the same! Don't give yourself a password right now. Don't worry about giving yourself a real name. In the "server" box type "im.bitlbee.org:6667" (without the quotation marks - see figure two). 
  
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 **Figure two: Getting ready to connect to a Bitlbee public server** **Figure two: Getting ready to connect to a Bitlbee public server**
  
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 But type your Google username and password where appropriate. And hit enter. See figure three. For the syntax of adding an account of a different service (MSN, AOL, ICQ, etc) see the [[http://princessleia.com/bitlbee.php#addaccounts|official documentation]].  But type your Google username and password where appropriate. And hit enter. See figure three. For the syntax of adding an account of a different service (MSN, AOL, ICQ, etc) see the [[http://princessleia.com/bitlbee.php#addaccounts|official documentation]]. 
  
-{{http://emaculation.com/basilisk/imguide3.jpg}}\\ +{{https://emaculation.com/basilisk/imguide3.jpg}}\\ 
 **Figure three: Setting up Google Talk in Bitlbee** **Figure three: Setting up Google Talk in Bitlbee**
  
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 The names of your contacts are displayed in the "Names" window. In MacIRC, the names of my contacts who are idle are in black text, while the names of my contacts who are online are in green text. See figure four.  The names of your contacts are displayed in the "Names" window. In MacIRC, the names of my contacts who are idle are in black text, while the names of my contacts who are online are in green text. See figure four. 
  
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 **Figure four: Successfully logged in to a Google Talk account using Bitlbee and MacIRC**  **Figure four: Successfully logged in to a Google Talk account using Bitlbee and MacIRC** 
  
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 But type the actual username. With Google Talk users, this is the same as the first part of their e-mail address, with periods stripped out. This will open up a new window where you can chat with your contact (see figure five).  But type the actual username. With Google Talk users, this is the same as the first part of their e-mail address, with periods stripped out. This will open up a new window where you can chat with your contact (see figure five). 
  
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 **Figure five: Chatting with a Google Talk contact** **Figure five: Chatting with a Google Talk contact**
  
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 And that's all. Enjoy.  And that's all. Enjoy. 
 ===== Conclusion ===== ===== Conclusion =====
-We're all done! For more help you should check out my [[http://www.emaculation.com/forum/|Macintosh Emulation Forum]]. Big thanks to Stephen Coates for telling me about Bitlbee. +We're all done! For more help you should check out my [[https://www.emaculation.com/forum/|Macintosh Emulation Forum]]. Big thanks to Stephen Coates for telling me about Bitlbee.