2 computers on same account

I have a .mac account. Can I connect with my family at home (with a G5) when I'm travelling (with a macbook pro) on that 1 account? Or will it not work because it's like calling myself?
G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hi geeper,
It is more useful to have a second screen name.
Trial @mac accounts are free and worlk after the trial period is over.
AIM accounts are also free.
This would allow you to do more than Text (which can be done if both computers are on iChat 2.x) Chat.
When you get to iChat 3 in Tiger there is a setting to allow Multple Logins but does not allow you to Text chat to yourself.
10:43 PM Sunday; August 13, 2006

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Hi,
In iChat to Add a Screen Name as an Account.
If iChat has been launched before open it and go to the iChat Menu > Preferences > Accounts.
Click the + Button lower left of the list (It should at lest have Bonjour in it).
This opens a pane with a drop down as the top item.
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If you registered in the form "username" then enter that.
As it is possible to Register as "username@email address" then you have to enter it as you registered the name.
However adding @Mac.com or a MobileMe name in those choices has the software add the Relevant @mac.com or @me.com bits and you only have to type the username part.
Adding Buddies.
With your Buddy list Logged in go to the + button at the Bottom of the Buddy List.
In the options select Add Buddy.
In iChat 5 type the name of the Buddy as you were told it (for @mac.com ones that means the whole [email protected] Same for MobileMe names ).
iChat 4 had a drop down at this point to chose the type of Account the Buddy has.
If you have iChat 4 then chose the relevant Account type and then type in the bits (username only) in the text field.
See here for Pic and more http://www.ralphjohns.co.uk/versions/ichatvers4/HowtoAddBuddy.html
It is this pane that is different between the two versions
That Account name line does not have the Drop down in iChat 5.
SO the iMac gets the Account set up as the MobileMe name and Adds the AIM Buddy
The Laptop Adds the AIM name as Account and the MobileMe name as Buddy.
Hope that helps.
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kentannahill wrote:
I have two computers on the same account. One is my home office desktop, the other is my mobile. This is useful as both computers use the same credit account. In addition, if I am travelling, or I am at the office, people are still able to contact me at the same address.
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