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I'll time it

My 600MHz iMac G3 boots in about 30 seconds TOPS to 9.1. Fairly minimal install too

Maybe I should replace it now? Wouldn't want it to leak like the original battery did.

Same here, must be related to their chemical composition. The one I used is a VARTA which I've never seen leak.

Update: still holding a charge since October 2022, and the mouse speed and memory cache setting is still holding. At least it works for my purposes!

I second this ^ early MacOS can't see or work with partitions over 2GB in size. might have to shrink into 2 or 3 partitions

I had a problem with my SE that the drives were creating errors and the fans weren't consistent and I was able to figure out that it was a weak power supply. After recapping, it runs way better and the voltage is much more consistent. Maybe something to look into?

Perhaps post about it on the lost media reddit and someone may find it. Also post on emulator subreddits, etc. I think it might be worth it, thousands of people pass through there everyday

How cool! Congrats :D

I'll keep an eye out for you.

Good luck getting it working!

What a strange but cool product - and an interesting piece of history - back when people were trying to find cheaper ways to upgrade I guess

I can also make 800K disks (System 6 and slimmed down 7, and probably a full 7 install with multiple) which the Classic can boot from - Just let me know if you need any. It's a stupidly complicated process, as I need to download the files, load them onto a USB, put those files onto a Zip disk...

I'll get it tested today or tomorrow. My 512K has the 800K upgrade, which makes my life easier

Any updates?

I have a few machines to test it on if you like: -Working Mac 512K (Can run System 1.1, 3.3, 4 & 5) -Working Mac Plus (System 1.1, 3.3, 4, 5, 6, 7) -Working SE (System 3.3 - 7.1) -Two iMac G3s (400MHz & 600MHz) (System 9.1 + Tiger 10.4) Let me know if you want any testing done on these...

Good point, I forgot about that

That's a good question actually. Generally I don't believe they just fall off during shipping, as I've had two compacts sent (An SE and the Classic) and neither had that problem, but I guess it's possible. Not sure to be honest, perhaps some kind of putty/silicon?

Be careful with the CRT neck though, I wrecked a Classic doing this (by opening it, the neck board just came off suddenly). They are very fragile!

What a shame you can't find your iMac - the Bondi Blue would be an awesome restoration project (if it didn't work correctly). It's always painful looking back knowing what you could have saved or what was thrown out. I also own a 2007 iMac, but I forgot to add it to my signature. Yeah...