New iMac won't recognize old AIM account

Got my parents a new iMac and trashed their old e-Mac. Started from scratch, ported nothing from old machine and got everything installed and updated OK. In launching iChat, however, it pulled me through a new install and then forced me to register as a new account. I use the old ID and password but it says that it's already taken (Duh! Yes, by me.) Dead end. Did not want to create a new iChat or AIM account.
iChat opens but it's not showing the AIM account (it does show Bonjour, however) and all the pull down commands (Buddy List, etc.) are grayed out.
How can I get this new iChat app to see my old AIM iChat gateway?

Great!!!; thanks.
(I was following the "Set up..." button and putting myself in an endless loop of creating a new account and not being able to use the old one. Should have ignored that and just entered the old account.)

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