IChat 4. Using my .mac account and my AIM account simultaneously

Can I set up my .mac account and my AIM account with different Names and Pictures? At the moment, every time I change one the other one changes too!
Do I need to alter the Server Settings and Port for each account? If so, to what do I change them to?

Hi,
You can have both open and show Both Buddy list.
Same Picture though in All Buddy Lists
3:52 PM Sunday; November 11, 2007

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Sometimes I can connect, but usually I can't connect! And the problem is the same on my iMac G5, on my old iBook G4 12" 1.33, and on my new MacBook 1.83...
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This is what @mac.com names are used for now at Apple.
Did you get your name this way ?
OR did you have an .Mac account before it changed to MobileMe ?
Older .Mac (@Mac.com) names can be used in iChat if you used to pay for it and have stopped (Lapsed Account) or if it was a trial account and also if it is still used with a MobileMe account. (or they can be new as I mentioned above).
Basically I would like to know how you got the name.
From what you said you have entered the info into iChat and it appears in the Accounts List.
However trying to "Use this Account" does not get it to Login and an error message appears.
Does it look like this one ?
Or is it a smaller one ?
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