kat, I downloaded Pow Wow a while ago and apart from the objections revolving arounn new software, more downlaods etc. it looked to be complicated to host a community room. The help files are not that great. This is the voice chat info:

"To request a Voice Chat Session

1. Right-click on the name of your Buddy in the Buddy Window. 2. Select Request Voice Chat.

Your Buddy receives a Voice Request message.

When your Buddy accepts the Voice Request, the Voice Connection dialog opens on each person's computer. A voice connection is then established.

If your system can support the Full Duplex setting, you can talk to each other as though you were using a telephone. The Half Duplex setting works more like a CB radio, with each person taking turns speaking and listening.

To end a voice chat session, de-select the Voice Chat menu item.

Remember: If you want to use the Voice Chat and Instant Voice Message features, your system must have a microphone and a sound card. Voice Chat can only be used when you already have a connection with a Buddy. To use the Voice Chat feature, you need a communication speed of at least 14.4 kbps and an 80486DX or faster CPU.

This option is not available for AIM and MSNMS Buddies. If it is grayed out for any other Buddy, he or she is probably using an older version of the application.

When you want to talk with a Buddy instead of typing, there are two ways to do it: Request a Voice Chat session and send an Instant Voice Message. You can use the voice features to talk with any of your Buddies who use this program or other messaging programs based on the PowWow technology from Tribal Voice, Inc. (You can invite your AIM and MSNMS Buddies to try Voice Chat and other PowWow-based features. Pass it on!)"

Re the session and harmonising, I realy find that hard to imagine. I would have thought that with the net congestion, speed of some of our kit, etc. that the time lags would make that impossible regardless of the software(just my opinion and I may me wrong).

Also, in the system requirements it says "Operating System: Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 or higher." and makes no mention of a Mac version being available.

Jon