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New clock - rgG - 01-18-2015
Guess what it is made from.
Re: New clock - Filliam H. Muffman - 01-18-2015
My first guess would be an early Powerbook, but there aren't enough other chips on it.
Re: New clock - OWC Jamie - 01-18-2015
sorry but I couldn't find a smaller image
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imac G3
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Re: New clock - deckeda - 01-18-2015
^ Yeah that was guess, too. That long connector reveals it to be
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a Rev. A iMac, with mezzanine connector
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Re: New clock - rgG - 01-18-2015
Yep, it is the logic board from a dead original iMac. I had taken it apart to get the shell, possibly to make something out of, and had the insides lying around, so I decided to recycle the logic board into a clock face.
I still haven't done anything with the shell, but I want to.
Re: New clock - GGD - 01-18-2015
So now you'll have to keep changing the PRAM battery in order for it to have the correct time.
Re: New clock - M>B> - 01-18-2015
Re: New clock - rgG - 01-18-2015
Ooooo, I like that lamp.
Re: New clock - rgG - 01-18-2015
GGD wrote:
So now you'll have to keep changing the PRAM battery in order for it to have the correct time.
Ha, ha, yeah. I don't think any of those jellybean iMacs every kept good time, and we had several. The clock in my Miata has never kept the correct time, always about 5-10 minutes fast.
Re: New clock - Buzz - 01-18-2015
rgG wrote:
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So now you'll have to keep changing the PRAM battery in order for it to have the correct time.
Ha, ha, yeah. I don't think any of those jellybean iMacs every kept good time, and we had several. The clock in my Miata has never kept the correct time, always about 5-10 minutes fast.
We also went thru a bunch of G3 iMacs, and over all they were not an accurate bunch of timekeepers when left to their own devices. My fave, an early graphite slot loader gained about a minute and a half to two minutes a month, and rather than keep resetting it, it became a game to see if it would eventually slow down... and oh, BTW, I think there's an adapter available for the mezzanine slot if you want super-customize your clock:-)
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