How do i change my ichat id

I have some how created 2 apple ids and from all that i have read i realize that i can not combine the two useres. My first id was created when i bought my ipod and now that i recently bought an imac i am trying to set up ichat and i made a new id without realizing that it would be my apple id - i want to keep my old id - is there anyway to change my ichat log in info and use my original apple id - so in short how do i change my ichat id?
Thanks
Becky

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