Mac Mini? Ichat? What Camera?

Recently I prchased a Mac Mini for my sister as I switched her over from using a windows machine. I currently have a MBP 2.33 17" with the built in isight. My question:
How do I doo ichat with my sister? isight has been discontinued.
I don't want to go install some 3rd party screwey program, when apple should have a solution for their mac mini customers. thing always work better when they are embedded in the OS/ part of the system. My sister isn't comupter savvy so I'd rather keep it simple.
Is it a probability that apple will release another stand alone web cam for their mac mini and mac pro customers that do not have built in web cams?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
-RB

Ian, thanks for your ongoing help in this topic. Just as an aside, I recently acquired another (older iMac G5) and needed a web cam. Fortunately, I live in Japan and you can still purchase a new Apple iSight camera in some of the major retail shops here. I just bought one last night for ~$140 USD (much less than on eBay).
It may not be a viable option for many, but if users really have to have an iSight, they need to find somone heading this way and ask them to pick one up. If Apple has discontinued this product, not sure how long the retail inventory will last.
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