I finally called Apple because I was desparate to get iChat back. $49 later...
They instructed me to throw away all ichat preferences (com.apple.iChat.plist) and relaunch iChat. Problem solved!
Hope this helps anyone else who may have the same problem.
Susan
When I open a new session, I can see what I am typing and sending but the response does not appear. All I see is "Message from xxxxx xxxxxx"
I upgraded my version which is now 2.1 version 153
Can anyone help me with this?
Susan