Thanks for watching! Have any of you ever owned an iMac G3?
@collectmacintosh2 жыл бұрын
I own three. One Blueberry 350mhz like in this video, but its flyback transformer has failed. Then I have 450mhz Indigo, which is working great. Lastly, I have the original 233mhz Bondi Blue, which is almost spotless and working great!
@MyFriendlyPup2 жыл бұрын
I used one in college once. I preferred the g4. Then I got an iMac dual core. MacBook bro duo core and a 2013 MacBook pro solid state, i7.
@michaelwood98662 жыл бұрын
i have the bondi blue keyboard that goes with that.
@johnnyboy552 жыл бұрын
I had the last version of this iMac. 400 mhz,20 gb hd in Bondi Blue. My first Mac! Maxed out the memory and opened it up to put in a120 gb drive. Didn’t know how to do this but…KZbin to the rescue! There was any wasted space inside. Did the same on another G3 iMac. Got $200 off since the G4 iMac had just been released.
@XTREAMER54232 жыл бұрын
No.
@HughJeffreys2 жыл бұрын
Am I the only wondering how big Nathan's shed is? It seems like most of Nathan's computers came from that shed.
@thelettuceconsumer2 жыл бұрын
The shed of wonders.. What will emerge? Nobody knows!
@SMTahmid2 жыл бұрын
(Computer) nugget lucky dip shed
@thespy59382 жыл бұрын
@@SMTahmid It's a mid-tier nugget!
@kristincottsmusic3615 Жыл бұрын
😂
@oseidwomoh2 жыл бұрын
3:03 "Oh my PKCELL!" - Dankpods. I think he wants them back.
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@satsumagt5284 Жыл бұрын
SOMEONE’S BEEN IN HERE
@83ck3tt52 жыл бұрын
yo I'm a big fan been watching you for ages. you have inspired me to buy an old pc and repair it. luv Ur content
@jamesrwarzyniak31902 жыл бұрын
Oh yes $1299 vs $499 I remember getting our first home computer. Its why Windows 98-XP reigned supreme for so long. Then I wondered how school could afford them 😂.
@gadgetguy1379 Жыл бұрын
Nice E92 M3 profile pic
@kalark2 жыл бұрын
Great vid! When i saw that the battery was a PKCell brand all I could hear in my head was "AHH MY PKCELL" in dankpods voice
@BollingHolt2 жыл бұрын
These have a special place in my heart as I graduated from high school in 1999. We were a PC school, and I was a PC guy my entire life. I didn't start getting interested in these machines until just a few years ago. I absolutely love them now and wish I had paid them more attention back in the day.
@a4e69636b2 жыл бұрын
Better late than never.
@CaviteTechnology2 жыл бұрын
"Oh no my PKCELL", kidding aside, love the vid man!
@dionelr2 жыл бұрын
I remember in the early 2000s, a bunch of my friends had these machines and they were failing left and right. Usually it was the hard drive, which makes sense, but as you mentioned, the heat death is likely the culprit.
@SilverX952 жыл бұрын
that and the flyback transformer goes boom be nice to do a LCD swap especially with those new flexible LCD screen were getting nowadays.
@emdotrod2 жыл бұрын
3:06 OOOOOHHH MY PKCELL
@slavboii4202 жыл бұрын
3:03 Oh my Pkcell Nice video though btw, really enjoy content like this!
@CesareVesdani Жыл бұрын
I like the blue casing of this iMac computer. Do you have another iMac like this with a green casing?
@yerunski2 жыл бұрын
Back then I worked at a company that repaired and sold Macs. I remember some of these had a bug where there would be a low humming sound coming from the speakers. Therefore, I had to replace quite some motherboards. Seeing the panels come off bring back memories. Unfortunately, at the time I didn't have the money to buy one myself. They looked so cute and appealing. The design and colour did a lot to make it a device everyone would want to own.
@demoknight48222 жыл бұрын
love these computers! Glad you restored this again :)
@ScarlettStunningSpace2 жыл бұрын
I had one of these!! That computer is in my earliest memories. I remember the slot loading disc drive was a pain and didn't eat or eject the disc like it was supposed to, so sometimes you would have to wait for it to stop what it's doing and hit the eject key, rinse and repeat until the disc came out. I remember it was never plugged into a surge outlet and sometimes I wouldn't unplug it during a thunderstorm but it kept on working. I haven't used it in at least 13 years, but its been sitting in the original box. EDIT: I remember my elementary school had a ton of these and the eMacs in the computer labs, they were on OSX and the beachball of death was always around the corner. Keep in mind, I was 5 at the time so it was 2006
@shaungreer33502 жыл бұрын
lot of nostalgia for the g3. my grandma had my uncles 1998 model and i used to play a few kids games on it and watch youtube (this was 2009-2011 so it could actually run not well though) it’s somewhere in my downstairs cupboard at the minute
@LatvianVideo2 жыл бұрын
3:03 a PKCELL!!!
@imrankhanmac2 жыл бұрын
First of all thanks brings back memories. That was my first iMac G3 233Ghz Bondi green. Later upgraded the ATI (now AMD) VRAM. RAM to 32MB. 10GB drive. Came with Mac OS 8.1. Later upgraded to 10.2
@bottomtext58722 жыл бұрын
3:04 OHHHH MY PKCELLS
@FenixIsGaming2 жыл бұрын
I managed to find a iMac G5 at school, it turned out it was the best launch model, with a SuperDrive, Nvidia FX5200 Ultra, and I upgraded it to 2GBs of DDR ram, it's running Sorbet Leopard. Anyone have ideas on what to use it for now?
@FenixIsGaming2 жыл бұрын
@Louis Ng I tried to play halo but no license key, surfing the web is average, it also has a AirPort wifi card installed. I also tried to install Adelie Linux, but it refused to boot the disc.
@windowsxpprofessional2 жыл бұрын
@@FenixIsGaming try windows 98 for the memories!
@FenixIsGaming2 жыл бұрын
@@windowsxpprofessional 👀
@goclunker2 жыл бұрын
Old games, itunes, media server for old sd media (its great at upscaling to hd)
@Filiponator2 жыл бұрын
3:04 Oh my PKCELL…!
@pearelectronics30832 жыл бұрын
Ooo a pkcell dankpods viewers will get that reference
@hazazel78802 жыл бұрын
3:04 ohhh, MY PKCELL!
@appleinfl2 жыл бұрын
Bugdom was pre-installed on a lot of macs from the era. My late 01 iMac came with Bugdom and Cro Mag Rally from the same developer.
@someguyallan2 жыл бұрын
3:07 PKCELL!!! Wade would be proud.
@TheLucidLuxray2 жыл бұрын
3:03 Agh, my PKCell!
@szklanka672 жыл бұрын
3:05 oh MY PKCELL
@The_G_YT2 жыл бұрын
3:03 Oh my PkCell!!
@QuinsTechCorner2 жыл бұрын
spooky timing… i’m doing an iMac g3 video series at the moment but with a.. well much lower production quality than you.. intentionally!
@janchristianursuaaguilar74342 жыл бұрын
3:04 oh my pkcell!! 😂😅
@abdelali92792 жыл бұрын
3:04 it's one of them pkcell boiiisss!!!!
@dsouth77542 жыл бұрын
In elementary school, our library had a fleet of these things, brand new. They were so much cooler than my 486 Windows 3.1 machine, and I coveted those G3's until I bought one on ebay in 2020. Not that much use to it, but it's attractive nerd room decor.
@touringwagen2 жыл бұрын
The Pkcell boys are in the building
@TobStonk2 жыл бұрын
3:04 oh my pkcell
@TDTHD2 жыл бұрын
3:04 Oh my pkcell
@zUltra3D2 жыл бұрын
He used a PKCell :o
@michalll312 жыл бұрын
I remember that computer from elementary school, we played diablo 1 and Tux racer :) Later we have emac`s :)
@LukeSmithXD2 жыл бұрын
A Pkcell! Dankpods fans rejoice!
@efftee2 жыл бұрын
3:02 A wild PKCell has been spotted
@antaklugom7389 Жыл бұрын
I just took out my Son's Imac Bluberry from Mothballed for so many years. Your Video is very usefull esp. the Battery Replacement which we dont even know its there.
@RuruFIN2 жыл бұрын
The eMac is probably my favourite what it comes to older Macs.
@dabnisbrickey65272 жыл бұрын
Same. I’m so glad I got to experience one when it was brand new. I thought it was the coolest thing ever at the time
@SixSilverStones2 жыл бұрын
Your content is so timeless and awesome
@fohseytv2 жыл бұрын
Oh no my PK Cell!!
@Garrettdx19882 жыл бұрын
We had these in my high school study hall. I wish I appreciated them more back then. I literally never gave them a second thought at that time, other than being frustrated they didn't run Windows lol
@baoquoc37102 жыл бұрын
A silent operating PC is actually everyone's dream and now we are enjoying it on M1 and M2 Macbook Airs, though the air M2 is an absolute heat cooker
@JonnyInfinite2 жыл бұрын
3:04 _ohh, my PkCell..._
@Ganondorfdude112 жыл бұрын
These things were all over my school's computer labs in the late 90s/early 2000s. My friends and I would always play Nanosaur on them during free periods or when our schoolwork was finished early.
@absolutely13372 жыл бұрын
Love love love my original ruby red G3. Just instaled an ide to sd card board where the hdd was going. It’s slow now. But solid state is awesome. No moving parts.
@pierrosdragatis68202 жыл бұрын
3:04 nice battery brand 🥴 hahaha (iykyk)
@vgteso33852 жыл бұрын
As always, such a nice Video!!
@alisonsmith44362 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for bringing tech back to life 😃😃😃😃
@fuzzmaniac2 жыл бұрын
I used these in my school's art department for five years, all the way to 2006!
@donovandelaney3171 Жыл бұрын
These computers are not out of date. I-Macs are having a comeback.
@Rivenworld2 жыл бұрын
Love these old machines...
@TeraByte382 жыл бұрын
A PKCELL!!!!! (DankPods reference)
@Subgunman2 жыл бұрын
I have something like it. Have the original keyboard and round mouse that came with it. My unit has the firewire port and the external VGA connector in the back. My main gripe is that the image on the crt has shrunk a bit and it seems to be running hot. I recall some one had posted a video where they "converted" one of these units by striping out everything (but saving everything) and outfitted the housing with a 15 inch lcd monitor and installed the guts out of an iMac mini, effectively bringing the machine into the "modern age". I remember loading a lot of my CD's into the machine and I need to remove the hard drive so as to extract the files and load them onto my MB Pro. T he music was converted to unprotected AAC format which will allow me to save the music and load it onto any machine without issues. It’s really a pity that Apple doesn’t make a conversion kit to update these classics so todays kids can really enjoy a colorful and useful computer.
@BeatTLFEntertainment2 жыл бұрын
Loved these computers. Back in kindergarten through 2nd grade we had those computers in every part of my elementary school. We were one of the last schools in my school district that hasn’t switched to Windows computers. Unfortunately as of right now, all those computers were switched out with Windows however as far as I can remember there are Macintosh computers dating as far as the early 90s still sitting around in random classrooms in that school collecting dust. Maybe I could get my hands on a couple.
@caviar_dreamz2 жыл бұрын
I rescued an eMac from a landfill not too long ago. I pretty much did everything you did including the eucalyptus oil. I’m thinking about putting an ssd in it connecting it to a hifi stereo and using it for music.
@colby87402 жыл бұрын
Been watching you for some time now Its Guaranteed that it will be some good and Interesting content
@mr_ice1172 жыл бұрын
My elementary and middle school had a ton of these everywhere, the the teachers had one, every classroom had a few and in middle school we even had a mobile computer lab cart full of the white laptops. Good times
@ty5onjam2 жыл бұрын
3:04 OH MY PKCELL !
@howaboutsomesoyfood2 жыл бұрын
my primary school used these. I have a soft spot for these macs.
@jbar_852 жыл бұрын
I’ve wanted one in HS and was too poor to afford it. I would love still purchase one in today’s world. I remember Bugdom!
@EmeryProductions8 ай бұрын
Omg I remember bugdom!!!! Used to play it in the 4th grade In 2000-2001
@buda3d2007 Жыл бұрын
Best looking CRT based MAC aside from the old black and white macs from the mid to late 80s, I wish I still had the Bondi blue I owned while living in Bondi beach (yes named after the water color at the one and the same beach I lived down the road from)
@certs7432 жыл бұрын
Never owned a G3 iMac but I had one of the iconic "lampshade" G4 iMacs, several PowerMac G4s which were works of art. Wish I had been able to keep some of them. Also briefly had a Power Mac G5 Dual processor system till the motherboard failed.
@imrankhanmac2 жыл бұрын
I have the G4 iMac
@abdulkhujliwal7862 жыл бұрын
3:04 Oh my PKCELL!
@TriStarIII2 жыл бұрын
Yay, I love these babies, I myself own 2 models, not the blueberry though, it looks great!!
@flybyw1re1232 жыл бұрын
the iMac is definitely one of my favorite computers.
@SantiagoSalse2 жыл бұрын
OH, MY PKCELL!
@Gerkozielman10 ай бұрын
Nice video Nathan, Thank you
@animatingstudio31462 жыл бұрын
3:05 "Oh my Pkcell"
@nilsdendekker13002 жыл бұрын
wow the clock battery was a beautifull pkcell!!
@megatronskneecap2 жыл бұрын
I love how over 48 million of these were distrubuted worldwide but I still cant find one under £100 on eBay here in the UK :/
@a4e69636b2 жыл бұрын
Bugdom is awesome. Thank you for the video.
@jerrybomcool2 жыл бұрын
Had 3 of these (2 the same or slightly newer) and 1 that’s the original iMac G3 with the tray loading and I love these machines. I have a windows emulator on mine what’s runs incredibly smooth and is super fun to play with
@awsomewe3602 жыл бұрын
I didn't know you could get a PKCell for your vintage mac!
@TheSpotify952 жыл бұрын
3:04 It's a PKCELL! :)
@TheBasementChannel2 жыл бұрын
The OS9 install disc was a neat find!
@john_ace Жыл бұрын
The later models of the iMac G3 were pretty nice and even had decent graphics (up to 16Mb Rage 128 Ultra). The slot-loading iMacs are the most interesting since they have a good balance between old and new. You can play older classic games as well as early 3D games, even UT2003 is (barely) possible. Mac OSX tends to be a bit slow on the iMac G3 and 9.x should be the maximum OS to be installed. Although OSX can be used for more compatibility and to transfer files. Mac OS classic can be a pain in the b*tt when it comes to the resource fork. PCs and newer Mac OS will often destroy disk-images and programs by ignoring the resource fork and even sit-files can be damaged on modern Mac OS X. For the transfer of files between older machines over the internet and through modern systems it is important to encode the files as either binhex or binary (HQX, BIN). This will embed the resource fork into the encoded data-stream. Stuffit-Expander can decode "bin" and "hqx" files without problem.
@SixSilverStones2 жыл бұрын
3:04 “Oh no my Pkcell!”
@guxtavo142 жыл бұрын
3:28 the note about the expired warranty made me laugh mildly hard
@tipoomaster9 ай бұрын
Does anyone remember this weird program I had on this as a kid? It was a little square window with a face, eyes, nose, a mouth, that would look at your mouse cursor move around, react to it, say random lines like "your epidermis is showing", and would eat the mouse if you got too close. As far as I remember that was its only function, and I seem to remember it being called "Snit", maybe that's just what the shortcut was called, but I can find no reference online to what seems to exist only in my head unless I can prove it lol Does anyone else remember this? It may have come with a software demo booklet that came withe iMac.
@er-uk2 жыл бұрын
Oh my PKCell 03:05
@thelettuceconsumer2 жыл бұрын
Oh nice! I’ve had one of these running 9.2 (I think) got it for 50$ US too! Still works great!
@saudistic2 жыл бұрын
"and sadly the warranty expired over 19 years ago" i died💀
@XTREAMER54232 жыл бұрын
That's amazing, Nathan! Respect!
@MyFriendlyPup2 жыл бұрын
Love this old coverage
@ProjektGorz2 жыл бұрын
3:05 "oh my pkcell"
@zer03662 жыл бұрын
3:04 IT'S A PKCELL!!
@islandsland Жыл бұрын
5:34 i saw a iMac at the thrift store that was a blueberry crt one, it was on display showing that weird game
@matthew.l222 жыл бұрын
You have inspired me. Thank you very much, keep it up 👍
@X1rerunpun2 жыл бұрын
We had the same model at a music store and it was used till they went out of business in 2013!
@tulippasta2 жыл бұрын
PKCELL! Dankpods would be proud
@alexandreb.11012 жыл бұрын
3:07 Oh my PKCell...
2 жыл бұрын
You should decorate a couple of rooms as 70s, 80s and 90s with your collection. At least it is my dream:)
@terrort12342 жыл бұрын
Psivewri, I just wanna say that I have been a fan of yours and Hugh Jeffery’s channel for a while and I really like old tech like you and getting to fix them up and etc. Every time I get the chance in school for free time, I would watch you and like 2 weeks ago I found a emac at a thrift shop and I was surprised. I have a late 2008 MacBook 2 gigs of ram, core 2 duo and it’s running 10.11 but I have been trying to use this other hard drive to install 10.13 but it won’t install like the issue you had with that iMac you found in the dumpster and it for some reason won’t detect my Wi-Fi card. But I just want to thank you for making me happy when I watch these videos and I will continue to watch them. (P.S. I’m sorry this is so long)
@BalancedSpirit792 жыл бұрын
Wow, I was surprised when you surmised that the machine *didn't* run hot during its lifetime. Back in college our computer lab had many Wintel PCs but there was also a section with nothing but iMacs like these and they were ALWAYS running hot. Also, LMAO at the MAXTOR hard drive!! XD
@a4e69636b2 жыл бұрын
I had to reformat my Maxtor drive like twice. I hated those things.
@Barrybomb2 жыл бұрын
I myself purchased a strawberry one for around 60$ us, it is probably the most aesthetic thing in my room.
@GalenlevyPhoto2 жыл бұрын
My parents had the g3 iMac like that one. It died so they got a G5 iMac then it died later and got a 2017 intel iMac currently. I also have a 2017 27” iMac still working fine except the slow fusion drive. Also I remember I had a blue and white G3 tower with same color as that iMac. I bought it on clearance at CompUSA for $1500.
@QUANTUMJOKER2 жыл бұрын
Bugdom! YEEEEEAH! Funnily enough, you can actually play Bugdom natively on modern Macs, as Iliyas Jorio recompiled this game (along with several other classic Pangeasoft games) to run on Windows and modern MacOS.