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    Possible iMac G3 Dead CPU from Overheating

    Hi all, I have a 1999 Lime Trayloading iMac G3. I bought it without a HHD, so I took it apart to install it and check the condition. I noticed that there was no thermal paste / thermal pad between the CPU and the heatsink, but for whatever reason I didn't think anything of this as there was no...
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    iMac G3 Display Issues (Lines / Flickering)

    Hi all, I have a snow iMac G3 - I am unsure if it's a 2000 or late 2001 as the display is completely messed up. I have included an image of what it looks like when powered up. I have replaced the PRAM battery, and done a PMU Reset. I have reseated the video cables as well as the RAM. Is the...
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    IMac G3 Sage parts

    Hi all, I picked up a iMac G3 in Sage green this weekend. It is really a neat machine in decent shape. However, the only thing that is missing is the kickstand on the bottom. I am hoping for someone on here to maybe give me some good starting points for where to look. No luck on Ebay thus far...
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    iMac G3 Snow in need of help! no display, no white indicator, no boot, no chime, just a speaker pop and a green led blink on the board

    Hi fellow Mac Users, first time posting here. I started my PowerMac experience with a little bit of an hassle... I managed to score an iMac G3 snow white (from my understanding not the most available of the existing colors) and, unfortunately, after working somewhat fine (It booted in a Linux...
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    iMac G3 M5521 OS image

    Do anyone have iMac G3 M5221 with MacOS 9? I can't install on my iMac MacOS 9 back. May I ask you make an image of system disk and give it to me?
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    iMac g3 Having trouble browsing the internet

    Hello, I have an iMac g3 slot loading 400mhz running OSX Tiger 10.4.11, and I am having trouble visiting any webpages on any browser I put on this thing, I know that modern internet does not work with old computers but is there any web browser or workaround that could be done? The g3 is...
    • Astro13
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    • imac g3 internet access slot loading
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  7. Powerbook 140

    Revisiting the Imac G3 that won't turn on

    after pulling my G3 to bits and harvesting the analogue board from it I can't visually see anything that has failed. according to someone on YouTube they state if the Flyback is dead it could put a short on the horizontal transistor/circuitry and pull down the power rail, however when I...
  8. Appleuser201

    Is this used iMac G3 worth it?

    Here are some images of an iMac G3 for sale in my local area, the seller is willing to do $60 (USD). The mac works, but it has some nasty looking scratches on the display. No dead pixels however. It's running 9.1, which is exactly the OS I want for it. It's a 500mhz with 128mb of ram (seller...
  9. Appleuser201

    iMac G3 bondi blue missing parts

    My friend just got 2 original iMac G3 Bondi Blues, and one works fine and the other doesn't turn on at all. He pulled them both apart to compare the boards and saw the broken one was missing a couple components. Does anyone here know what they are? Ive included both pcitures of the logic boards.
  10. Yumiko Noua

    I'm still asking how this is possible...

    someone on reddit put this image I'm still asking how... how this Is possible? I tried everything on my IMac g3 with no result. the only thing that the creator of this post on reddit say is: can someone replicate this? I will try later for this, but if possible, can someone help me with this...
  11. Appleuser201

    Whats the absolute newest/latest linux for G3 processors?

    It's been a while since I've posted but I've lately really gotten into vintage Apple products again and might go on a used PowerPC splurge once again. I really liked my old 400mhz purple iMac G3 with 256mb of ram running Tiger and OS9, but I had to sell it for space reasons a few years back. I...
  12. Yumiko Noua

    Perfect discord client for openbsd 7.3 powerpc aka macppc [guide]

    WARNING: The use of this client can make your account terminated(is really low the possibility, but still.) use this guide at your own risk! Hello! i recently found a discord alternative client with the name "abaddon" and i asked myself "can i build/compile it on my imac g3 with openbsd?" well...
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    ITG2 (In The Groove 2) On PowerPC Macs

    I love playing Stepmania a lot on my iMac G3 600, but I want something that is more ITG2 themed, but the problem is, the themes I tried were glitchy and barely working because of the mac compatibility with themes. So, Is there someone who can make a stepmania based ITG2 G3 port that works like...
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    backing up an imac g3

    is there a way to back up the whole hard drive of a g3? i have a dying 20gb drive with os 9 and os x on it along with a lot of files that i need to keep safe such as records and music i dont want to lose. the drive is dying and makes a lot of noise that it shouldnt. how can i copy everything off...
  15. Appleuser201

    YouTube Frontend For Browser Playback

    Hey all, I came on here because I saw a video of a guy playing YouTube in a browser (latest version of K Meleon) on Windows 2000 using a Pentium II clocked at 350mhz and 128mb of ram. The thing is, it was just a YouTube front-end site and it was designed in a way to look like YouTube from 2005...
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    Is there anyway to install mac OS with no firewire/CD drive?

    So, my iMac G3 (slot loading summer 2001) is in a not so fun situation, where the SSD is blank, the CD reader is broken, and I don't have any other (working) apple computers that uses firewire. The previous hard drive that was in the iMac G3 is dead. Does anyone know where I could maybe get a...
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    Weird Pinching on screen

    I have a iMac G3 from summer 2000, dv ruby 450mhz. One day I was testing old cds for games on it and it freaked out. I turned it off and then turned it back on and the screen was slightly pinched inwards. I can’t get photos until I’d say late June since I’m on vacation. How do I fix this?
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    Imac g3 weird pinching

    So I got an iMac g3 dv ruby(can’t get photos since I’m out of town) 450mhz running Mac OS X 10.4.11. I ugraded it and did nothing much to it for a while, I booted it up one day since I got a external cd drive for it and wanted to test it out, I tried some games and most didn’t work, ( all old...
    • sevenhundred
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    • crt distortion imac g3 screen display
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iMac
  19. christiann

    Upgrading to SSD in iMac G3 (finally)!

    Hi, all. I decided to grab my old iMac G3. Well, it's been around a year since I last used it. I guess the IDE hard drive finally died because the iMac greeted me with the flashing folder icon. I decided to replace the 3.5" IDE drive with a 2.5" 240GB SATA SSD. I partitioned it into 2x 120GB...
  20. tensixturtle

    iMac G3 (Summer 2001) - Any Hope?

    Hello, I have a summer 2001 iMac G3 that I have no idea the background of. All I know is that it does not turn on. I have changed the PRAM battery and pushed the reset button on the logic board, and I have checked the trickle power which showed that the PSU isn't supplying enough power. I am...
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