INSANELY cool DIY vintage iMac restomod!

[@lukemiani]

It appears that as with my last video, the traffic has crashed Juicycrumb’s website 🤣 they’re working on it and will hopefully be back up soon!

[@krishnachoudaha8497]

can you make a video in which you upgrade the 12inch MacBook with apple silicon please...

[@sir_whocampsalot2876]

@@krishnachoudaha8497 sorry but thats not how that works haha

[@kooldudeno-lastname]

lmao

[@kingneutron1]

Dudes need to move that website to the cloud and get the accordion expandability going ;-)

[@ben_headley99]

@@krishnachoudaha8497this would be such a good video

[@dionelr]

I love reusing old tech. That's a slick board too. No soldering, no adjustments needed... it's great!

[@tiernankeane5643]

Now turn a modern iMac into a vintage marvel 😈

[@DesiredKingOfEnder]

Get this guy to the top!!!

[@lukemiani]

Oh snappppp 👀

[@calorion]

Easy: Run SheepShaver.

[@Epicgamer_Mac]

@@calorionwhat is SheepShaver?

[@calorion]

@@Epicgamer_Mac A PowerPC emulator.

[@Ryptahi]

Those ports are just screaming for 3D printed brackets to hold them nicely

[@pasi_99]

yeah 100%

[@mrfoxesite4482]

hugh jeffreys jammed the mac mini m1 internals inside this thing. it was also i think found on the road.

[@mrfoxesite4482]

yeah would look PERFECT.

[@squalley]

exactly 👍🏾

[@mrfoxesite4482]

@@squalley bro is black with that emoji. jokes aside. youre right.

[@mememe37]

I was hoping for a mac mini board inside of it, but it's amazing nonetheless!

[@rinnin]

I think the Mac mini boards actually fit pretty well into these iMac G4s. Pretty sure I’ve seen someone fit one in a Frankenstein Mac. Maybe it was Luke?

[@the_jcbone]

@@rinnin kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4jGgIeEbNSle8k It was Sean. Who else? 🙂

[@arthuralford]

@@rinnin Quite a few people have done this

[@theEDMdragon]

@@the_jcboneHugh Jeffreys did one too

[@Jorda5s]

Yea he probably didn’t want to do that again since he did it with his iMac kinda pointless cause then you can’t carry the Mac mini with you.

[@dorothysewing9997]

My old college had a Mac lab with the old iMac that dual booted in Windows. I went there many times to print out papers for class.

[@Cartagena1]

I’ve had my DockLite sitting in a box on my table next to my 20” iMac G4 for about 3 weeks now (ordered it back in January after seeing Action Retro’s video) and I can’t WAIT to have some time to set aside and do this conversion. This is everything I’ve wanted for almost a decade!

[@kenzito6753]

@@Cartagena1 I did my 20” already. Super smooth and easy. took about 30 minutes, taking my time. Best to you when you do it!

[@Epicgamer_Mac]

YESSSS finally a Luke Miani video! It seems like forever since your last one. Side note, I really love Juicycrumb. For real. I think we can all appreciate companies like them, who not only create awesome and fun projects but also help us get more use out of our older electronics. I only hope that they can get their prices down eventually, so that this kind of thing will become mainstream.

[@highvoltage12v]

That was my college engineering dream project. Creating an adapter board foe thr G4 iMac that can adapt to the LVDs signal and maintain the ports in the back. Also installing a Nuc inside but that was with 2014 tech. So happy someone else got to it.

[@farsthary1984]

Next step: Put the mac mini logic board inside the dome too.

[@frankniethardt1813]

Actually, Hugh Jeffreys did this not too long ago...

[@ilyachap]

Was already done.

[@ranjitmandal1612]

👏

[@AngeloTelesforo]

Action Retro also did that.

[@MakeSomething]

I just did this last week and I freaking love it! It looks and works so good!!

[@ranjitmandal1612]

👍

[@AsherPrime07]

Just found one of these in my parents storage shed and it still works! Keep up the good work man!

[@patricktrakzel9657]

Well done Juicy Crumb team! You know they have one for an Imac from 2011 () as well. Huge shotout for Adrian, Timothy an Jon. And Luke, for featuring their amazing product, and the vision! Less e-waste.

[@artanis4ever]

Can't believe I'm just seeing this! I have vintage iMac exactly like the one Luke just converted, excellent shape and works 100% but like he said, it's too old to do anything productive. It will connect to the internet but everything loads ridiculously slow if at all. I turn it on occasionally and just play music because as he said, those speakers ROCK! I've always thought it was the most gorgeous computer ever made and wished I could get it updated enough to use... now I can and I'm stoked!

[@grandtheftauto1233]

Love this computer so happy someone has developed this amazing plug and play upgrade

[@wingkei1314]

Just did this exact same setup on my 20". It's made the computer relevant again in my home. It's such a pleasure to sit infront of and use even after a whole day being infront of a regular PC at work.

[@MrDangeroz]

what a great idea, eagerly await a 15" iMac G4 version.

[@jojomon5]

The Mac mini set up looks great. I sold my still working 2003 lampshade iMac a while ago. Looks like a great time to find another one.

[@cypherian2]

Wow! That is really cool! I have a 2011 iMac that still runs and is still in occasional use. We are going to replace someday soon. When we do I think I will convert it into a monitor to save it from becoming E-Waste!

[@akshitdas2012]

This is simply lovely and fantastically amazing! I'm glad to see companies interested in making products to restore old gems... :)

[@pearelectronics3083]

Hugh Jeffries put an m1 Mac mini in one of these a while ago and it looks completely original minus the ports, you should check out his video after finishing this one

[@SlaughteredDecay]

I thought i had deja vu, but now I remember!

[@Girayipin]

I don't think the image quality of this model will be satisfactory for us anymore. but the fun continues for vintage lovers.

[@zaneduncan4902]

This was my second ever computer, i used to play with the screen a lot because of how satisfying and smooth it moved

[@Robert.Novack]

This is why I love this channel. If I only had skills! Sadly drooling lol. But big thanks to everyone involved in this project. I appreciate you all.

[@noville452]

Incredible , I had never even heard of the computer before . Very neat system , and i love what you turned it into .

[@mariodasilva8729]

I just LOVE how you perform magic with these oldies and change them with some great hardware to a new life! Keep it going, Luke! You are using the FORCE within you!!! Im still waiting to see what Juicy Crumb comes up with for my iMac 27" from 2015... The last time you only showed us its poissible, but no link to buy it!

[@Vitwoes]

Amazing 👏🏻👏🏻 who don’t want one of that?!

[@mattalki]

The only thing that would make this more perfect is if the optical drive was functional as well. That would be super slick! Very cool mod!

[@ColinsCity]

OMG that's Don Gilet in the iMac commercial hahha he has been in a lot of british tv shows that i've watched. It's great that you can do this with such old tech, it's another way of keeping old macs alive but with modern hardware versus going down the opencore legacy patcher route.

[@kenzito6753]

Another great video Luke! Keep em coming good sir! I have the board in my 20" iMac and loving it. SO glad to see the 17" is released now. I may be getting one for my 17 as well... when funds reach egregious levels again! :-)

[@Kraaketaer]

I absolutely love projects like these, it's so cool to see people doing this kind of work to not only keep this old hardware alive, but keep it *usable*. There's obviously still plenty of room for improvement - from ambitious things like making this a one-cable docking solution rather than needing three cables, to the simpler ones like including plastic inserts to fill out the port cutouts in the case - but what they've done so far is still incredibly impressive. (And, of course, the people using this to stick Mac Minis into the case are doing even cooler things!) Now, there's also an elephant in the room here: PSUs and CCFL backlights die with age, and most likely most of these will die in a relatively short amount of time - they're 20+ years old already, after all. Luckily both are also things that can be replaced and modernized, but not without serious engineering effort - replacing the CCFLs with LEDs would be great, but if you want it to look good (and have reasonably accurate colours) you can't just stick an off-the-shelf LED strip in there (not to mention the different power and voltage needs of LEDs vs. CCFLs), and replacing a bespoke, proprietary multi-voltage PSU like that with something more modern is absolutely doable, but again not trivial (though given that capacitors are the most likely point of failure, PSUs can often be repaired - but that's also pretty dangerous work). Still, we're seeing an ever growing cottage industry of projects like this, making replacement power supplies, spare parts and accessories for old gaming consoles and 80s computers, display adapters and upscalers, and all kinds of tools and equipment to keep old tech usable in various ways. Absolutely love seeing this.

[@davidlavelle70]

A wonderful machine, my favourite Apple computer by far. I wish they'd done an Intel version as it was so user friendly.

[@ClubEnergizeTV]

Oh my gosh, Mr Miani, you have completely outdone yourself that is absolutely gorgeous, I thought I was dreaming 😮 you’ve just made me a customer of those guys. Tai chi Love

[@theretropal]

Tearing the guts out of a working iMac G4 and turning it into a monitor, which will barely be used. Would be better to get a non-functional unit and put a modern Mac Mini internals and that would be a modern marvel.

[@SaulidSnake]

A certain Australian Tech KZbinr has done that :)

[@AmirRazan]

​@@SaulidSnake HUGH JEFFREYS!

[@onigvd77]

Action Retro did the M series convention with the 20 inch version a few months ago, a very cool project, Juicy Crumb rules

[@SaulidSnake]

@@AmirRazan indeed, although a very fiddly project.

[@AmirRazan]

@@SaulidSnakeVery fiddly indeed.

[@LJGrindewald]

Love this. I love this kind of reusability, which Apple lacks in. There's also the modification of putting a Mac mini M1 circuit board in this iMac, giving it new life.

[@11ThreeDoctor]

Mine is still in use! along with my Ipad Air, 2 Mac Minnis, iphone 13 maxpro, all connected to my 104TB NAS... Keep up!

[@emilsecker7881]

Hopefully you have a more modern iPad for daily stuff

[@techfantc8289]

Wow, great project! I have a working 20" G4 iMac with mouse, speakers and kb in excellent condition. Thought the kb was from a later model. I didn't realise they were worth that much. I'm glad I kept it :)

[@carzeta9846]

It’s (in my opinion) the most beautiful product Apple has ever made, and I hope I could get one someday day. Great video, as always, Luke! A big hug from Argentina!

[@nicolaselhani]

This is absolutely amazing!

[@Sproutt]

The CRT is the Goat imo of Apple comupters

[@crestofhonor2349]

I have an old Apple CRT. Fantastic looking with it's Sony Trinitron inside

[@Sproutt]

@@crestofhonor2349 that is Litterally my Dream Computer… (still is) whay back in the day.

[@MusicianKnowsBest]

God, I love these freaking iMacs. By far the best looking Mac ever made.

[@gerry-p9x]

I had 3 of em on bulk trash nite 10yrs. Ago. Sold for 30. Bucks a piece at swap meet

[@13StJimmy]

Just saying if Apple made a Mac Studio with a screen just like this (with smaller/modern bezels) I’d buy it day 1

[@SalemTechsperts]

Crazy how well that display has held up after all these years

[@airborneinferno]

I’ve been thinking about of these for my 20” G4. Really slick installation process but still a bit of an investment

[@seraphin_creates]

Free of damage and conpletely reversible 🤩🤩 Good job!

[@otter-pro]

Wow, this is the easiest DIY mod for imac G4. I think there will be a surge of demand for iMac G4 on Ebay.

[@nickcorr7244]

Fantastic, another Aussie gem 🇦🇺

[@robertz2826]

Now all we need for the next step is that board with a placeholder for a mac mini/macbook mainboard, so that you can just screw it on and connect it. Turning that G4 into a real modern mac with vintage design ...

[@moeskido]

What a great re-use for these beautiful machines. Hoping JC can complete the work needed to sell versions that allow a modern Mac mini logic board to go inside this and the 2011 iMac as well. Also, I would have thought that a melamine sponge would scratch the plastic, especially transparent acrylic.

[@roterodamus]

KZbinr Rocky Hill did something similar with the iMac G3 and the eMac a while ago. I don't know the resolution on those old CRT screens but, retro gaming would be awesome in one of those. I'm so nostalgic for the eMac especially, the design still holds up.

[@crestofhonor2349]

Those CRTs don't have resolutions but they do have a certain amount of detail they can show which is based on the dot pitch. They actually work fantastic for modern stuff too as motion clarity is still unmatched

[@BigDavoNorriwong]

The CRT screens were amazing. I sold my G3 last year but was so surprised with how nice it looked, considering how bad regular monitors and Windows XP did, back then

[@marcosanchz]

Great video! @HughJeffreys restoration video of a G4 is pretty cool too! With a mac mini inside

[@ConceptCentral]

Perfect timing I was just looking for a circular and extremely purple way to upgrade my iMac G4

[@Himegw]

Great setup ! I have been using my pro speakers with my G4s QS and MDD, then i bought an iFire belkin adapter and have been using them with Mac Pros and now with an M2 Pro mini. I just use an ipod FW power adapter to power it. :)

[@cheapixx]

Finaly something i started following you for.

[@os2171]

I wrote my old BSc and MSc thesis in one of those… in my old lab… beautiful

[@tttrelva]

I’ve been searching for a 20” iMac to get this upgrade

[@BilisNegra]

This is a very nice project. I would not gut a perfectly working iMac G4, though. There'll will be less and less of those as time goes by, and we'll regret not preserving them. [edit:] Love to learn DosDude has been involved in this project. He's genuinely amazing.

[@scholarngent96]

Wow!!! Now I really wish I had kept my old imac!!!

[@stephenvalente3296]

Saw this one a few months ago. Not cheap, but it's a good way to retain the old G4 iMac hardware. I have a 20" model alongside the 17" & 15" ones too. I was told when buying it for about £20 a few years back the only way a video signal worked was via the external port, so maybe the LCD is broken, or the wires, or both.

[@Evie0133]

the GREATEST iMac of all time 👀

[@NineteenEightyFive]

One of your best videos! Easily a top 3 Mac design ever

[@tom_123]

This is such a fun and satisfying project!

[@bighill8272]

Innovation's through the roof. Compare the last 10+ years or so with Cook and its like they just clamped the brakes on.

[@phishead1]

DosDude is the best human being in the Apple community

[@VintageOaxaca]

Juicy Crumb needs to do something similar with the 27" Thunderbolt Display and give it USB-C!!

[@quaqstar]

You should match the iMac with its matching table, the Rain Design iGo, which was. a desk designed for the lampshade iMacs

[@quaqstar]

They still sell their deadstock from the era.

[@ericrhill]

I backed the DockPro M1 on Kickstarter way back when and am still waiting to receive it. I'm a big fan of what JuicyCrumb is doing to reduce e-waste by upcycling old equipment and I hope they're able to keep growing. I'm just waiting for the day I can pull my old 2011 iMac out of the closet and put it back to work.

[@digitalrampage]

We are getting there! Sorry about the delay

[@ericrhill]

@@digitalrampage No worries I'm patient!

[@PoyanPanah]

next up for Juicy Crumb: m3 Ultra Trash Can Mac Pro.

[@bblin0033]

Hope that you do a separate video for the Pro Speakers! They just look so good and cool even with today’s standards,

[@kraigbailey]

You, sir, are a very talented and hard-working young man. MacGyver would be extremely proud!

[@daspec]

It would be great if they also used a mac mini motherboard internally for a complete standalone system

[@jonyoungmusic]

Miss my 17" G4 iMac. Had one around 2008/2009. I used it mainly for photoshop cs3 work but it honestly didn't get much use but looked beautiful!

[@LKBRICKS1993]

Great video so much fun to watch really enjoyed it reusing od tech is great for the environment.

[@BollingHolt]

That's super cool. I've been looking to find an iMac G4 system for a while just to have, but they're apparently scarce in my neck of the woods (Montgomery, AL). I'm currently running 1440 displays on my M2 Mac mini, so I'd run it on a setup like this all day long!

[@charminbaer2323]

I hope they can do something similar for the 27" Thunderbolt Display and give it some updated ports like USB-C and a true one cable connection for modern Macs.

[@luke9511]

this is kind of like an idea i had, there would be a pcb like the one they sent you with all of the ports but there would also be another pcb with ports that plug into all of the external ports on a mac mini motherboard with connections that connect to the bottom pcb so the external ports can be used, but also with connections to use the stock monitor and the same power port

[@mergirlll]

Okay this is f awesome!

[@Lee88-q5q]

retro is always cool

[@RowdyGeronimo]

This is why I’m subscribed.

[@joerurigi601]

That's a throwback, IDE cables. Do you remember when than was the only connector even for the CD rom. Then come sata, and now I need my hard drive to be the dimensions of chewing gum #M.2 /NVME.

[@MrHaydnSir]

this truly is beyond incredible - and maybe after next year when i buy my first home, i can look to buying a bigger home down the line where i'll have the space and can justify this 😅

[@deavo74]

Congrats on the half million subs 🫡

[@tobiaslofi]

I’m positive surprised that the screen still looks good today! That is incredible given its age! (My 2006 MacBook screen is much dimmer and duller today)

[@mikedeclemente]

i have been looking for something like this for a a while! just ordered!

[@finder7063]

I have a dead iMac G4 20'', this seems like a good option

[@twkarches]

I pulled a working G4 iMac out of the trash a few years ago. Vey tempted.

[@christianadamo]

11:59 not me eating them too while watching haha

[@blackcoffeegarage]

This is SO DARN COOL. I wish it had allotments to onboard a Mac Mini logic board inside!!

[@benjaminj3243]

Such a cool project, my dream fun set up. Wonder if the team will ever release a board for the 15/17” as they are much easier to get ahold of.

[@kevinmckinney2798]

Juicy Crumb adapter for 5k iMac. That would get my money over and over again!

[@samdavidh]

I think this is brilliant. Only issue is you lose the old internals, I hope many people save theirs such that they can be put back in future. For preservation purposes, it would be good to be able to use them in the future.

[@allforapint]

Come on Luke! you gotta do it like Action Retro who put the m2 mini inside the Imac g4. A proper conversion. "I perfected the iMac G4" is the title of the video. Want to see you do it too.

[@crestofhonor2349]

Same for Hugh Jeffreys too

[@baldybald100]

So freaking beautiful!!! I wish there was a way to house modern displays in a vintage housing for the retro look. But I doubt that’s what the majority of the market wants :]

[@williameverets2736]

Job well done Above and Beyond, Thank You

[@beko1987]

That's an amazing project! Run the os x version it should have in a vm on the modern mac for the full effect 😂

[@PolluxChung]

I always like this desk lamp iMac. Even today it still looks very modern. The retrofit with Apple Silicon is great. The weakest link unfortunately is the screen.

[@50ShadesOfBeige]

Crumb Power!

[@Chimpur]

This might pair up nicely with my 2013 Mac Pro....

[@er-uk]

I’d love to see a custom IO shield for the new board to improve the fit and finish

[@PetsoKamagaya]

Friggin awesome! Can you add a 2nd monitor to it? What about the optical drive - is it supported? Can it be upgraded to bluray?