BONUS VIDEO: I Found the Perfect iMac G3, and it's BOND-EEEEE
Added 2023-05-02 03:12:41 +0000 UTCHello Patreon friends! I found a Rev B iMac G3, which is PERFECT for a super secret upgrade that I might spoiler in this here bonus video... It's not totally happy though. Let's check it out!
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This iMac holds a special place in my heart. Apple was circling the drain at the end of the '90s and my parents were considering switching the family computer to a more economical Windows PC. When Steve Jobs unveiled the original iMac, it was proof positive that Apple and the Mac were *cough* "Still Alive". We ended up getting one. Later in its life the optical drive wouldn't run if it was too cold. We had a hair dryer next to the computer to rapidly heat it up and get it going. Totally normal?
Geekman
2023-05-03 19:16:24 +0000 UTCFantastic! Really appreciate these sneak peeks.
beyondmany
2023-05-03 15:25:38 +0000 UTCOh you sly dog you. A Bondi Blue iMac, my one weakness!
Wally Hackenslacker
2023-05-02 23:35:29 +0000 UTCI'm hoping it's one of two quick fixes that should be in the video on Friday. Otherwise, replacing the flyback is tough mainly because you need to find the exact same one. (AFAIK)
Action Retro
2023-05-02 21:18:22 +0000 UTCHaha, love that it's "most" of them happy 😂
Action Retro
2023-05-02 21:17:42 +0000 UTCYour teaser was enough to get me to subscribe - we had a Rev B, so this brought back many memories. Most of them happy!
Martin Deutsch
2023-05-02 21:08:05 +0000 UTCIt'll be interesting to see what the flickering issue is. I have a slot-loading G3 that I wanted to play around with a few months ago, but the screen was snapping pretty badly and I didn't want to fry something so I just unplugged it. If those non-replacement repairs are simple enough, I might try them out on mine.
Zachary Wander
2023-05-02 16:12:17 +0000 UTCMy blueberry 17" Studio Display started doing this a few years ago. Never got around to try to fix it, though.
Pedro Passamani
2023-05-02 15:55:19 +0000 UTCThis makes me wanna dig out my Rev B from storage
Goob
2023-05-02 14:49:34 +0000 UTCI want to find one of these so badly
Action Retro
2023-05-02 13:51:55 +0000 UTC👀
Action Retro
2023-05-02 13:51:41 +0000 UTCI liked the bit at 0:50 when you grabbed the D
ctrl.alt.rees
2023-05-02 08:31:56 +0000 UTCI know it likely isn’t but I am hoping it is the Voodoo 2 card that was made for these
skyethesudoer
2023-05-02 06:29:56 +0000 UTCBeing an Australian, an Apple employee and live at Bondi, I can tell you it is pronounced bond-eye. It is a hard I.
Craig Bradley
2023-05-02 06:27:11 +0000 UTCIs that the upgrade card that adds firewire and upgrades the CPU?
John Bailey
2023-05-02 03:28:47 +0000 UTC
