Can you please help me buy an OLD IMAC for my daughter?

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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Hi folks. I need an IMAC running classic ONLY. I am looking on ebay for one. Can you direct me to an auction that is selling one?



Why do I want an OLD IMAC running CLASSIC ONLY?



1. It will be in my 3 year old.

2. I have a ton of old programs/grames-so old, they only work on classic OS.

3. I can get a great one for under $100.

4. It seems that the 400mhz run really slow on the new OS, so I want it strictly running in classic for now.



I can't seem to find an auction that shows an imac running classic. If it is upgraded to a new OS, can't I just do a re-install to get things back to factory settings?



Any help would be great! Thanks!!!

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  • Reply 1 of 4
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by craftymacgirl View Post


    I can't seem to find an auction that shows an imac running classic. If it is upgraded to a new OS, can't I just do a re-install to get things back to factory settings?



    Yes. While you're on eBay, you might as well pick up a copy of OS 9.1. Chose the option that erases the HD when installing the OS.



    The G3 iMacs, the eMacs, and the iMac G4's, I think, can all boot into classic. The G3 iMacs of 350Mhz and beyond has a revised analog board. I would recommend one of these for that reason alone. The analog board in the 233-333Mhz iMacs is buggy and prone to failure.
  • Reply 2 of 4
    Thank you! Yes, I am not going lower than 400mhz! ) I have OS 9 - will that suffice, or do I need 9.1 ??
  • Reply 3 of 4
    MarvinMarvin Posts: 15,310moderator
    You can get a G4 tower for that and the G4s are quite a bit faster due to AltiVec:



    http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-G4-Tower-P...QQcmdZViewItem

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-PowerMac-4...QQcmdZViewItem



    You should be able to pick up a cheap LCD or CRT screen for it.



    Towers are easy enough to do upgrades yourself, it's just a case of folding it out and plugging in more Ram or a new drive or USB2 card.



    If I was a 3 year old, I'd love to have one of these though:



    http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-IMAC-G4-1g...QQcmdZViewItem



    It costs quite a bit more but still, I think it's one of the nicest designs I've seen in a computer plus it's fast enough to run OS X and that opens up a huge amount of software you can use. Even some of the newer games should work like the incredibles:



    http://www.macgamestore.com/detail.php?ProductID=326
  • Reply 4 of 4
    Thanks Marvin, but if you know 3 year olds, they will huck LCD screens and flat panels accross the room. That is why I am choosing an older imac b/c she can touch the screen and not be able to move it ;0) We have a 1 year old boy in the house, so safety is key! I can bolt the imac to the table ;0)
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