Will iSight camera work on old IMac & System 9?

[TerryMcK]

My son has an iMac, roughly year 2000, I assume a G-3 back then, and running System 9. I'd like to give him iChat and an iSight camera so we can see our grandaughter. Will it work?....or what would be involved in getting it to work?

 

[Lt Major Burns]

iChat is part of 10.2 Jaguar, and iChat AV is part of 10.3 Panther. therefore, the software to run the iSight would only be available under 10.3+. I would seriously reccommend this as an upgrade path (upgrading to Panther, i mean) before you gtet an iSight, he'll see so much of a difference.

 

[nixgeek]

What are the specs of your iMac? You can check http://apple-history.com and http://lowendmac.com for the exact specs. There are some procedures that you might have to do before installing OS X if you plan on doing so, such as the 8 GB partition requirement for OS X on such older Macs.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

The exact system requirements are right there on Apple's iSight page:

http://www.apple.com/isight/

Requires iChat AV Software (not included), Mac OS X v.10.2.5 or later, 600MHz G3 processor or higher, Broadband Internet connection.