PC to Mac Webcam?

Hi,
Our friends are moving to Australia from the Uk and we would like to keep in touch via webcams.
The thing is, i have an iMac with a built in web cam and they have a PC with a plug in webcam.
I know nothing at all about web cams or how to use them. My question is: what is the best way to set this up and what do i need to do?
Thanks
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Thomas is right in the incompatibilities you face here, although there are some ways round it. There are two messenger applications that may assist. First, the Open Source aMSN (Alvaro's Messenger) which I find a little clunky and not too easy to use. Another way round would be Adium, which is favoured by a lot of Mac users over MSN. This has a number of plugins, including a MeBeam plugin that will allow video, although this is via a webpage that both parties access.
In addition, try the iChat forums as there are some knowledgeable people in there and there are ways to get iChat and MSN to work together -- not easy, but this can be done.

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