I got a free imac G4 from a friend ^_^

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I got a free imac G4 from a friend ^_^

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my friend gave me this mac.
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Specs:
700 mhz processor(accually really fast for unknown reasons)
512 mb of ram
15 inch screen
40 gigabyte hard drive
The sweet deliecious speakers(no I didn't try to eat them)
A sweet mouse
dvd/cd rw (they said it burns dvd's too)
keyboard will come when they find it.^_^
128 megabyte or somethin like that graphic card(I guess that's good?)
G4 loaded with mac osx panther, and they had coupons they gave me so I can get the latest software for it for absolutely free
Last but not least, it was completely and I mean completely FREE
My best friend rocks lol
Now i need to figure out how to mod it, and ideas?[/url]
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Post by ganonbanned »

what? gave it to you?

and how exactly would you mod it?
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Post by r4p1d »

dunno i asked for some ideas any ideas lol?
how was it free? I'm good friends with him and his family.
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Post by bicostp »

The 700mhz G4 seems fast because the PowerPC architecture is more efficient than X86.

Why do you need to mod it? It;s already a decent machine with plenty of memory and decent hardware. "If it's not broken, don't fix it."

By the way, any USB keyboard should work. :)
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Re: I got a free imac G4 from a friend ^_^

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r4p1d wrote:my friend gave me this mac.
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Specs:
700 mhz processor(accually really fast for unknown reasons)
512 mb of ram
15 inch screen
40 gigabyte hard drive
The sweet deliecious speakers(no I didn't try to eat them)
A sweet mouse
dvd/cd rw (they said it burns dvd's too)
keyboard will come when they find it.^_^
128 megabyte or somethin like that graphic card(I guess that's good?)
G4 loaded with mac osx panther, and they had coupons they gave me so I can get the latest software for it for absolutely free
Last but not least, it was completely and I mean completely FREE
My best friend rocks lol
Now i need to figure out how to mod it, and ideas?[/url]
Well...
Regift it to me :D :D :D
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Post by r4p1d »

well lol I plan on playing world of warcraft on it and the requirments for a mac ae 966 mhz
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In mac, the requirements are way different from the pc.
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I wouldn't know, I like windows and all but I have had linux and such and have liked it a bit more but either way I got 2 windows xp desktops and a mac and a ps3 with linux, so I can use whatever I wanted just about
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r4p1d wrote:well lol I plan on playing world of warcraft on it and the requirments for a mac ae 966 mhz
So are you giving it too me or not *sharpens butcher knife*
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Post by r4p1d »

never it;s mine forever mwuhahahaha
I'm going to butcher it eventually. I get like 100 bucks this week and gonna mod a few things(like a dvd player i got)
and potentially my imac
oh ya 40 dollars is going to someone on the site for like 2 snes's and a nes
so now i got 60 dollars supply money this week lol

so does anybody have a good idea for a mod?
maybe strip the paint out on the inside and paint it red or somethin
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Post by Master of Portables »

That is the exact same computer that my mom uses at work... (gets strange ideas...) Don't paint it red, red looks horrible for a mac color scheme. If anything, paint it black! and a good idea for a mod is to change the color LED that lights up the flashing dot that indicated the computer is on
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Post by r4p1d »

ok that's a good idea thanx I will try to do
If I knew how to do this why would I be asking you?
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Post by Felino »

Don't in most models the led is extreamly deep into the computer, and often glued in with somthing like superglue.

Don't ask how i found that out.
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Post by thehackerinside »

You are so lucky :lol: , I also think as well it would look so cool black with the apple logo red or just keep it chrome :D well done on getting it and have fun :twisted: I know I would!
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The apple logo contains mercury.
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