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Someone trashed this Bondi Blue iMac G3... can I fix it?
I found a Bondi Blue iMac G3 lying in the street!
In today's Mac-tastic episode of Veronica Explains, I try and get this trashed roadside iMac G3 from 1998 working again. I'll go through all of the steps I took, and we'll see if we can get this classic 90s computer working again.
Huge shout-out to Bryce from Midnight Notion (@MidnightNotion on YouTube) for helping me find this beast!
Also, credit is owed to @ActionRetro and @MacintoshLibrarian from YouTube for having awesome 90s-friendly websites.
Oh, and if you want to help support the channel, please check out https://patreon.com/veronicaexplains. I'm not sponsored, so every bit does help. Thank you!
Chapters:
0:00 Let's go #MARCHintosh with this iMac G3 I found in the street!
0:34 Why does the iMac G3 matter?
1:50 How'd I find a Bondi Blue iMac lying in the street?
3:55 Getting the iMac cleaned up and checked
5:00 Inspecting and cleaning the iMac G3 logic board, removing the battery
7:10 Installing an SSD and reassembling the CD-ROM drive in the iMac G3
9:22 Final reassembly and initial testing of the iMac G3
10:25 Moment of truth- does the trashed iMac G3 actually boot up?
11:00 Partitioning and installing Mac OS 8.5.1 on the iMac G3
12:40 Getting the Bondi Blue iMac G3 on the modern internet!
15:02 Cleaning the crud out of the iMac I found in the street
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By I found a Bondi Blue iMac G3 lying in the street!
In today's Mac-tastic episode of Veronica Explains, I try and get this trashed roadside iMac G3 from 1998 working again. I'll go through all of the steps I took, and we'll see if we can get this classic 90s computer working again.
Huge shout-out to Bryce from Midnight Notion (@MidnightNotion on YouTube) for helping me find this beast!
Also, credit is owed to @ActionRetro and @MacintoshLibrarian from YouTube for having awesome 90s-friendly websites.
Oh, and if you want to help support the channel, please check out https://patreon.com/veronicaexplains. I'm not sponsored, so every bit does help. Thank you!
Chapters:
0:00 Let's go #MARCHintosh with this iMac G3 I found in the street!
0:34 Why does the iMac G3 matter?
1:50 How'd I find a Bondi Blue iMac lying in the street?
3:55 Getting the iMac cleaned up and checked
5:00 Inspecting and cleaning the iMac G3 logic board, removing the battery
7:10 Installing an SSD and reassembling the CD-ROM drive in the iMac G3
9:22 Final reassembly and initial testing of the iMac G3
10:25 Moment of truth- does the trashed iMac G3 actually boot up?
11:00 Partitioning and installing Mac OS 8.5.1 on the iMac G3
12:40 Getting the Bondi Blue iMac G3 on the modern internet!
15:02 Cleaning the crud out of the iMac I found in the street