09-08-2020, 04:55 PM
Picked up a 17" iMac G4 on craigslist
I always loved this form factor - I think this was the peak of Apple's industrial design
So, even if it wasn't functioning, I wanted one as a collector's item and for nostalgic reasons (I've owned several in the past)
Turns out this one works fine. It had Panther installed which I upgraded to Tiger yesterday
There's no Airport card installed, so no wifi, but ethernet does work
I don't believe it has bluetooth either
USB, firewire and ethernet ports are working
The optical drive also doesn't seem to be able to read discs, though I haven't tested it extensively
So, does anybody have any thoughts on what I can do with this? Or, should I just marvel at its incredible design and be happy with that?
Thanks
I always loved this form factor - I think this was the peak of Apple's industrial design
So, even if it wasn't functioning, I wanted one as a collector's item and for nostalgic reasons (I've owned several in the past)
Turns out this one works fine. It had Panther installed which I upgraded to Tiger yesterday
There's no Airport card installed, so no wifi, but ethernet does work
I don't believe it has bluetooth either
USB, firewire and ethernet ports are working
The optical drive also doesn't seem to be able to read discs, though I haven't tested it extensively
So, does anybody have any thoughts on what I can do with this? Or, should I just marvel at its incredible design and be happy with that?
Thanks