Headset and mic ?'s regarding PC to PC phone calls

Fellow Appleonians,
Haven't had to post in a long time. Testament to the user-friendliness of Apple products. Anyway my question: I have a ibook dual usb 500 mgz that has an internal mic. I would like to use yahoo messenger to make free PC to PC phone calls. Do I need to buy a headset? Would it have to have mic and headset jacks (my ibook has a headset jack but no mic jack, I think) like the ones I see for sale? Any help would be deeply appreciated by myself and wallet. Thanks. MM

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BTW, keep in mind you really can't both talk at the same time.

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