iMac G4!

[dbraverman88]

I have to say, that your pictures really show it off. Other shots I have seen of the iMac G4 never did it justice.

--David

 

[Christopher]

Yeah, check out that keyboard tray!

 

[madmax_2069]

wow very nice find, that is a lucky find if you ask me. i havent heard of anyone finding one in the trash yet (not that there has never been one found in the trash).

wow i wish i could find a Mac in the trash around me (something newer).

the only Macs i have seen around this town is the Mac mini the library uses for something, and back in the day when the schools used Apple/Macs.

i see PCs in the trash like 386 - PII era.

and again very nice find. i can just imagine if it could think what it was thinking when it was put in the trash and when you came and saved it from its fate.

 

[Mike Richardson]

This is insane. Go back to that guy's house and kick his ass.

This is my mom's daily computer. She does everything on it. iMac G4s are still completely useful!!! Who would throw it away!!!

 

[LCGuy]

I hope you're joking - I would definitely NOT be violent towards someone who gave me a very nice computer for free!

 

[Cory5412]

Maybe the owner needed to do more on their computer than your mom does with her computer.

 

[Mike Richardson]

I hope you're joking - I would definitely NOT be violent towards someone who gave me a very nice computer for free!

Of course I'm joking, but if the original poster had not found it, it would have been crushed.

Maybe the owner needed to do more on their computer than your mom does with her computer.

"Gee, this computer from 2003 won't run Leopard and Photoshop v15.5 - let's have it crushed."

 

[LCGuy]

Unfortunately thats the mentality of a lot of people these days. My Dell Dimension 2350, P4 Northwood/2 Ghz is a fine computer, which does just about everything I ask of it. With the Radeon 7000 PCI i'll be adding on the weekend, it should even run Vista ok-ish. However, I hear quite frequently about machines of this vintage being scrapped, simply because the owner doesn't believe its worth much.

 

[Cory5412]

I've got computers from 2000 that are perfectly capable of running the programs I need, and doing the operations I need, but none of them (or even the fastest G4s from 2003) are capable of doing those things as fast as I need, and/or would like them to be.

The computer may not be worthless, but anything more than a few years old is at the end of its life for people who use their computers professionally, or for any kind of digital media, definitely appreciate the speed of any newer computer.

 

[russman]

Of course they appreciate the speed of a newer computer. Its like buying a new car to replace your old one, the old one still runs fine and someone else could find a good use for it, but it still could end up in a junkyard. A lot of people don't realize the value of their old items, i mean they could have got hundereds for that iMac on ebay, or even locally. I don't understand why they wouldn't want it as even a kitchen computer or something. I can see getting rid of a G3 or something like that but the G4 is still a fast computer that has a contemporary look and doesn't look like an "old" computer.

 

[Cory5412]

Kitchen computers are always nice, but many people don't see the need to have more than one computer. You won't see me throwing out an old computer, but I'm also not doing my photo work on ye olde G4 (or even P4.)

 

[Amelia]

Yeah I thought I was dreaming.

I think I've had that dream once or twice.. only I'd never go up to the house and ask - what if they'd insisted it got recycled?

I'll do it for free, and if they still say no, take it anyways. }

LMAO. :lol: (btw I am jealous)