imac g3

Hello I couldn't find a section directly relating to G3-based iMacs, so I hope this section is close enough! I have an iMac G3 slot loader I picked up from a pawn shop for $50AUD in non-working condition. Initially, it was giving a single "click" from the speakers on power on and no further...

Hello, I recently acquired a tray loading Rev. C iMac G3, and it works perfectly fine, but the CRT is a little blurry, especially when I turn up the brightness/contrast in software. I adjusted the physical monitor/focus knobs on the CRT itself and it didn’t help at all. I’m not all that familiar...

Hi all, Hope you are all enjoying your retro Mac’s Quick question if I may. Does anyone know of a 3 D printable replacement for the memory door/cover to fit the slot loading G3 iMacs that is available to download. Someone forgot to put the one on mine back when the decommissioned it. 😂😔...

Hi everyone, first post here, basically looking to solicit some expert knowledge for getting 10.3 installed onto my slot loading iMac G3. The story is: I have a slot loading iMac G3 (350MHz, 128MB RAM) and like many slot loading Macs from this era the disc loading mechanism is basically...

I recently got an iMac G3 400Mhz and while I’ve been using it, I’ve noticed that the top where the handle is and the venting takes place gets quite warm. Should I be worried about this? I’m using the computer no longer than two hours, after that I shut it off because I’m worried I might be...

Its much bigger than this, but in order to keep my marriage I am only bringing home what I can fit in the back of my Tacoma, selling, swapping, giving away.. I have been bringing them back from our old house and shop that I grew up in. Some of it was stored perfectly while others will need a...

I've enjoyed my iMac G3 Indigo quite a bit as a jukebox. Fire up iTunes (MP3's) or Vox (FLAC's) in Tiger and play some music in the background while working on something else on my modern computer. It's also my goto machine to play audio CD's. When I got the computer a few months ago, the left...

Hi all, I've got an iMac G3 in Grape (DV edition) which I do rather like but I'm always worried about running it for a long time due to it's age and lack of active cooling. The machine has had new thermal paste applied to the CPU and been dusted out but I would like to keep it cool and running...