Instant Messages over a network?

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spiers69spiers69
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
hey all,

im looking for an instant messaging application that doesn't rely upon the internet. I'd like to be able to send messages from one Mac to the other,with a little message box pop up on screen, and vice versa, so that my sister wouldn't have to yell at me so that i can hear her over my music.



It's the kind of thing apple should make [perhaps they have?].



Does anyone know of such an app?



Thanks

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    icfireballicfireball Posts: 2,594member
    iChat has a feature that is called "bonjour" (named rendeverous in earlier versions) which allows instant messages over a local network of computers.



    Check it out. That may be exactly what you are looking for.
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    kingofsomewherehotkingofsomewherehot Posts: 4,185member
    to expand... iChat > Prefs > Accounts ... select Bonjour from the list on the left, then check the "use Bonjour Instant messaging" box.



    you'll have to do this on all the computers on the network that you want to chat with.
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