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| Scored a Rev B '99 Bondi Blue iMac for free! | |
| Posted by: krye on 2011-08-25 16:02:34 My landlord gave me this original Rev B Bondi Blue iMac G3. It's spotless. He had it sitting up in the attic and no longer had a use for it so he said I could have it. What a score! The RAM was never upgraded past 96 Megs. The original OS 8 install was toast. I upgraded the hard drive and gave it a fresh OS 9.2 install. Once my RAM comes in from eBay it'll be maxed out and I'll throw OS X on there too. The only this missing was the mouse so I ordered one from eBay. The seller said it was a bondi blue iMac mouse and when I go it in, it was a M4848. It was disgustingly dirty so I took the whole thing apart to clean it. During reassembly, I broke off the little piece of plastic that contacts the mouse button underneath. I attempted to put a small dab of Krazy Glue on it, but it ate right threw the plastic. What a mess. So I ordered a new one. I just got the new one in the mail, and although it is a M4848, the color is obviously different. The logic boards are two different colors too, as well as the sticker underneath. Was there a difference between the mice from Rev A to Rev B? Or is the first one I got "blueberry". I can't tell since I've never seen "blueberry" in person.  The mouse on the right is the one I got today and I'd have to say that it's a closer match to the iMac. So I guess the one on the left that I got previously is "blueberry"?   | |
| Posted by: jududdar on 2011-08-26 04:18:54 The one on the left looks to be blueberry, right looks bondi - it's been a while, though. I used to have a pristine bondi and indigo, wish I still had them. :'( I have a much more powerful eMac now, but the shiny white just doesn't have the same character! | |
| Posted by: krye on 2011-08-26 08:07:11 Thanks. I thought it was blueberry. If I hadn't broken it, I just might have a good mind to complain to the guy he sent me the wrong color! | |
| Posted by: mcdermd on 2011-08-26 09:37:31 In the bottom comparison picture, the one on the left matches the back of the G4 PowerMacs, the one on right matches the back of the G3 PowerMacs so I think jududdar would be correct by the timeline alone. | |
| Posted by: krye on 2011-08-27 18:28:18 I scored another 256 Mb of RAM from eBay and managed to upgrade the iMac to OS X 10.2. I wanted to put the iMac in the corner of the credenzas, but obviously, the table is too short. So I ran to Home Depot and got some wood cut. I hammered together a box to give it a 10" lift.  The table looks like it was made for those credenzas. It matches the trim nicely.  | |
| Posted by: tmtomh on 2011-08-28 14:35:01 Nice! | |
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