Dear friends
Just a question. I love my iMac G3. I do not want to replace it. I can not upgrade it any more. Is there some way to make a complete transplant?. I am taking about pull out all of its inners and replace them with totally new components?, making and internal adaptation to physically support these?. This is just a matter of feelings. I do not want to replace my little machine. Money is not important because of sentimentalism.
I will appreciate your answers
Juan
If you are capable of building your own computer & are able to do advanced hardware hacking (e.g. make your own parts) you could gut the iMac fit a Mac Mini and new flatscreen inside it.
Frankly that is a terrible idea unless you have lots of time & money to throw at the project. Some people do bizarre changes to old Macs…
(2016) iBook G3 Clamshell Intel i5 Upgrading Project - YouTube
It's not impossible, just very difficult & probably pointless. The iMac case is not the same aspect ratio as modern screens so you will probably end up with odd black edges etc.
This is not supported by Apple but then that is unsurprising as you have a computer that was possibly made in the last century.
NOTE:
The CRT & supporting power supply in those old iMacs contain potentially LETHAL voltages that remain after powering off. Do not attempt any repairs or alterations unless you have a clear idea how to safely work with high voltage devices. You can find some take apart advice on sites like iFixit.com for some iMac models
It depends on what os you have. if you have 10.4 you could get this thing called TenFourFox for G3 which might run youtube. Also another app i would recommend is PPCappstore. it has a buch of apps for your computer and a special theme type thing that will make it look like Sierra!
Sorry, no.
iMac G3 New Life
