iChat

Summary

iChat is an instant messaging client^[1]. iChat draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (instant_messaging_client category, ranking #19 of 42).^[2]

Key Facts

• iChat's image is recorded as IChat Mac.png^[3].
• iChat's instance of is recorded as instant messaging client^[4].
• iChat's followed by is recorded as Messages^[5].
• iChat's developer is recorded as Apple Inc.^[6].
• iChat's developer is recorded as AOL^[7].
• iChat's operating system is recorded as macOS^[8].
• iChat's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0.1^[9].
• iChat's publication date is recorded as +2002-08-24T00:00:00Z^[10].
• iChat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01l9_7^[11].
• iChat's official website is recorded as https://www.apple.com/ichat/^[12].
• iChat's replaced by is recorded as Messages^[13].
• iChat's uses is recorded as OSCAR protocol^[14].
• iChat's uses is recorded as XMPP^[15].
• iChat's uses is recorded as Jingle^[16].
• iChat's uses is recorded as Bonjour^[17].
• iChat's discontinuation date is recorded as +2012-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• iChat's Quora topic ID is recorded as iChat-1^[19].
• iChat's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19562679^[20].
• iChat's Fandom article ID is recorded as apple:IChat^[21].
• iChat's Fandom article ID is recorded as logos:iChat^[22].

Body

Publication

iChat's publication date is recorded as +2002-08-24T00:00:00Z^[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

iChat's followed by is recorded as Messages^[5].

Why It Matters

iChat draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (instant_messaging_client category, ranking #19 of 42).^[2] iChat has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]