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Update to: iMac G3 of any use?

yoak

yoak

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Original thread:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/174605/

I just wanted to update readers on how it went (so far)
So I was finally given the graphite iMac I found in the tech room (for free:) ).

Good news:
We booted it up and it ran ok, it even had OS X on it.
It turned out to be the 13gig HD version, which I belive to be the first Graphite iMac (well one can´t have all the luck:rolleyes: )

Bad news:
They didn´t have the keyboard and mouse any more (I borrowed someones at the office to check it out).
I only have wireless keyboard and mice, so I was forced to park it in the basement until I can get hold of some USB stuff.
 
Hey, I have a number of friends still on iMac G3s. I even have my mom's fast and furious G3 500mhz with a 120gig 7200 hd/1gig of ram and Tiger.

Love 'em.
 
If you are patient and have a crowbar (getting that friggin case open is like trying to get a pulitzer nominee into bed), it's relatively easy.
 
disconap said:
If you are patient and have a crowbar (getting that friggin case open is like trying to get a pulitzer nominee into bed), it's relatively easy.
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For slotloadings, you only need to remove like....12 screws.
4 on the outside.
4 on the silver shield.
& 4 on the thing holding the harddrive in place.

I thought it was really easy. It took me 20 minutes...mainly because I lost the screwddriver & dropped a screw in the case.
 
Disconap: "If you are patient and have a crowbar (getting that friggin case open is like trying to get a pulitzer nominee into bed), it's relatively easy."

LOL, although I have never been lucky enough to meet one;)

Dosen´t sound to bad (it´s slot loading)
How do I know what HD to buy?
I have never attempted anything like this before, so I don´t ave a clue where to look
 
I finally (after 1,5 years) got hold of an original mouse and keyboard. I had forgot aboout the iMac until I saw the keyboard in a friends office. He thankfully gave it to me as it was not in use.
Turned out it had an airport card as well, running OSX 1.1.
Using it in the kitchen for web and mail at the moment. Quite noisy compared to my new iMac I have to say
 
I got a free 400mhz DV off a friend - it "wasn't working". Turns out the USB mouse was stopping the machine from booting for some reason - I replaced it with another I had an everything was fine! I upgraded the hard disk to 120Gb, the ram to 384mb (unfortunately, that's all I could scrounge), the OS to 10.4.10 (it was 10.4.6 when I first got it, I've kept it up to date). It's somewhat painful for a power user, but it's perfectly fine for those who aren't completely computer savvy.

I ended up giving it to a friend who didn't realise you needed a computer for her iPod she had just bought. I'd love to slot some more ram in there, but she says she can't be bothered spending the ~150 dollars (AUD) to upgrade to 2x512 sticks.

In my experience older macs are more then capable of running the most recent software, so long as you're patient. The only problem I've had was with the internal modem failing - I don't know why, and I haven't been able to fix it. Apart from that it's been a wonderful machine, and my introduction to the wide world of Apple!
 
If you are patient and have a crowbar (getting that friggin case open is like trying to get a pulitzer nominee into bed), it's relatively easy.
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Well that is funniest thing I have read today! I especially love the cracking sound when you pull the bottom cover off. :eek:
 
One problem is that it only has Explorer and it keeps crashing.I´ve tried Firefoxand Opera, but they need newer versions of OSX to run. Where do I find older version of browsers?
 
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