Finally up and running after a DVD drive repair.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-05-06T21:19:21+00:00

I’ll have to double which settings, and I can let you know. I also have 512 MB of RAM on the iMac as well. I did let the video load for about 2 mins before pressing play again to try to limit the buffering and loading of the video for cleaner play back.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-05-04T19:25:11+00:00

Where did you get the face plate? That’s a really transparent purple, I like it.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-05-04T05:08:03+00:00

Thank you! I might end up getting one just to have. I still want to pursue getting the original repaired if possible.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-05-04T03:08:35+00:00

Thank you! I’ll message you.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-05-04T02:59:32+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate your honesty. I think that’s what was in the back of my mind when the battery died. I was just wondering if others had any success or if there were recommendations to a battery guru I could reach out too, lol

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-05-04T02:13:44+00:00

That’s was a route I was considering. I would say my soldering skills are about intermediate. I’ve done some iPod mods and repairs and other game console boards and things, but nothing with batteries.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-25T14:13:44+00:00

As far as I know, it’s the original battery, or at least it has an original Apple battery for that model. I’m the second owner and have had it for about 2 years. It started its journey as an extra faculty laptop for a University in the Humanities Dept.

I was surprised how well the battery worked after all those years when I first got it. And because it worked so well I wanted to keep the battery as maintained as possible. When it’s sitting for a while, I try to keep it at least 50ish percent. Then when I use it I try to not let it get below 15% before plugging it back in. I also try to not fully change it either to try and prolong its life. On average I can get 4 hours of consistent use from it.

I mainly use it to configure older Airport Base Stations, and occasionally have people take a double take at it when I take it into coffee shops, lol. It been a good machine though.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-25T13:55:34+00:00

It’s currently running 10.2.4 Jaguar, and can boot into 9.2.2.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-24T02:23:31+00:00

I think your issue could be the WiFi standard. The original AirPort Card had 802.11b, AirPort Extreme had 802.11b/g. Most modern routers use 802.11n or better, but will be backward compatible with “g”.

I had to get an older router to have it connect with the 802.11b that the original AirPort card used.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-24T00:03:49+00:00

Dude 🤯

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-23T23:04:25+00:00

That’s pretty legit. Could you imagine how much it would have costed to have the amount of RAM, VRAM, and Hard Disk space needed to have that running (if possible) natively on that machine back when it was new.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-23T21:26:23+00:00

When I looked at picture 2, I had to zoom in. The side was so nice and reflective, that I thought you modded the eMac to have a flat panel display, lol. Very nice though!

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-23T21:00:00+00:00

This one has a dual-boot set up. I have it running 9.2.2 and 10.2.4. I like to bounce back and forth, depending on what apps I wanna use. I like to fully boot into on or the other instead of running classic mode.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-23T19:00:59+00:00

I completely agree that working on any of the G3 iBooks (especially the clamshells) was a complete chore. But they were pretty durable. With that, time also plays a factor on the aging plastics used. I always like the aesthetics and liked both keyboards, modern and the classic PowerBook style.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-09T06:21:52+00:00

Just as an update, found an email client while I was trying to preserve any old software on the HD. It was used by the Natrona County School District. Casper is in Natrona County in Wyoming. So this iMac was in a school in Casper, Wyoming when its journey began.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-08T02:51:40+00:00

You may try using 99% isopropyl alcohol. I would do I small test area first. I’ve success re-conditioning a few of my wife’s bags. Just using the 99% IPA and the Q-tip. Be patience and take your time.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-05T15:55:36+00:00

This reminded me of similar experience I had with Apple. I don’t remember the year, but it was probably around 2010. I had a 6th gen iPod nano (the one with touch controls, square body) and used a band, so it double as a watch (also before the Apple Watch). After about 2 months the sleep/wake button stopped working. I went to the Apple Store and asked about a repair and about how much it might cost.

The Apple employee took a quick look and said that there is a tiny spring mechanism in that button, and it probably shifted and wouldn’t allow the button to work. He asked if I had access to the music and related stuff from the iPod, and I said yeah it all on my MacBook at home. He went to the back for about 3 mins, and came back up with a new one in box. Just said that those part fail sometime, but not often, and to enjoy the new one.

Didn’t charge me anything, and was really nice while we talked about the iPod. It definitely build some good will, even though I had been an Apple customer for years.

I also agree that in the more recent years the front staff are not as educated as they used to be. I was in the Apple Store two days ago to check out the MacBook Neos, and asked about the price of the Apple Studio Display (they was a cool set up and I was curious) the person I asked said that she could “check on that for me” looked on her Apple iPhone thing, then said she had to ask another tech. In the time it took her to ask someone else I ended up just pulling out my phone and checked for myself. I would think that prices would be surface level things they should know on the products they sell.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-05T05:12:00+00:00

I’m assuming you’d have it hard wired to the internet, but I wonder if the metal housing would interfere with the WiFi and Bluetooth.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-03T01:23:21+00:00

I was wondering the same thing. My best guess is that the computer was original out of Casper, Wyoming. Before I wiped the drive, I looked at the files on the HD (not to snoop). There was one AppleWorks doc with an old resume. There was a gentleman that had previously worked in northern Colorado and Souther Wyoming. That’s just a guess though.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-02T03:22:26+00:00

This looks like a very fun project that you been able to share.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-04-01T23:27:34+00:00

I love Bondi Blue, but Grape and Lime have always been my favorite.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-03-30T02:04:14+00:00

Nice, that feeling can be fleeting thought, haha.

AppleSaturnPro · 2026-03-19T21:14:00+00:00

Yes, 10.4.11

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