Can We Save This Rotten Molar? The Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One Rescue - iiiDIY

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  • @iiidiy
    @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    It's MAY of 2024 but DaVinci Resolve still doesn't have spell-check in their titling tool, so... POST YOUR FAVORITE TYPO BELOW!

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      12:45 - Disassemble

    • @pedrocx486
      @pedrocx486 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      0:13 DEPATURE 😂

  • @TechAmbr
    @TechAmbr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Finally, some love for the Molar Mac! My highschool was full of these machines back in the day, and I appreciated the sheer amount of STUFF they contained inside a single machine.
    Thanks for such a loving restoration, and the overclock + Rage128 mod is brilliant!

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's a seriously impressive machine! A genuinely "pro" computer in classic home computer form factor. If only their design department had stuck with Espresso for *one more generation* it would've been gorgeous too...

  • @RiccardoPalmieri-e5w
    @RiccardoPalmieri-e5w 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    personally this intro could have been a perfect advertisement back in 1998

  • @ianpolpo
    @ianpolpo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Wow, love that internal video mod for the Rage 128! Very clean!

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Ian!

  • @jryankennedy12
    @jryankennedy12 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Many people dunk on the molar Mac, but it is one of my favorite Apple computers. I remember being young and thinking about all the ways I could upgrade and max out this computer.

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The looks... OK, I understand. But it was a very capable & expandable computer in its day!

    • @jensputzlocher8345
      @jensputzlocher8345 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Here in europe the molar mac wasn't sold. I only was able to get a used G3DT, and I will tell you: I maxed it out: Sonnet G4/800, 768 MB RAM, MacOS10.4 thanks to xpostfacto an an ATI Rage 128 Pro. It was my daily driver until late 2008.

    • @jensputzlocher8345
      @jensputzlocher8345 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Here in europe the molar Mac wasn't sold, only the 1997 standard G3 DT. I was very happy to get a used one. And man, I was young and i maxed it out! A Sonnet G4/800 cpu, 768 MB Ram, a FW/USB combo card, MacOS10.4 (thanks to xpostfacto) and an Ati Radeon 7000 Mac edition (32MB) and a DVD-Writer. It was my daily driver from 2005 to early 2009.

  • @InitialiseDisk
    @InitialiseDisk 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That Rage 128 mod was so good. Well done!

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks! :)

  • @pedrocx486
    @pedrocx486 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The loud echoey snaps when disassembling and reassembling the computer is just… Glorious.

  • @corrugateddesigner
    @corrugateddesigner 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So many tin whiskers! Helpful, even though I own other all in one macs. This feels like a Performa Mac

  • @kevinrickey3925
    @kevinrickey3925 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I was always an ATARI and TRS-80 guy, then went to the IBM and compatibles. My first computer job was on a MAC, and old Macintosh, 6809. I still favor the intel CPU's and their addressing modes and instruction set. But, I do appreciate old tech, so very much. Great Video friend! :-)

  • @badger67
    @badger67 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am so impressed with your technical knowledge and commitment. You have a new subscriber.
    I have a soft spot for the pre Intel Macs having bought my first Mac in 1994, a PPC 6100.

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Welcome! That's the same year I got my first Mac, the LC630! I was jealous of my friend who got the 6100 :)

  • @LeSpameurYT
    @LeSpameurYT 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing work, what a beautiful video !!

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much!

  • @danfm1
    @danfm1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    superb editing m8, great job on the restoration

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!

  • @gperme1993
    @gperme1993 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow! This was a great restoration! You are very thorough with your work. I hope your videos get more attention

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you very much!

  • @trekintosh
    @trekintosh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Seriously this is a fantastic video. Incredibly watchable, I was glued to my screen the whole time, which is a shame because I’m at work and have stuff to do, but I don’t care.

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Aw, thanks! My apologies to your boss and/or clients :)

  • @horizonman3835
    @horizonman3835 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job. I loved your way to cure it.

  • @theghit
    @theghit 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Amazing video !

  • @glonch
    @glonch 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Brilliant restoration and Rage mod... so nice to have the internal monitor still usable without an external cable

  • @KevinYapjoco
    @KevinYapjoco 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What an awesome restoration! What UV lights did you use?

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks! I just found the cheapest high-output UV bulbs I could find on Amazon, but they had to have a bracket for clamping/mounting. I'll add some tool links to my descriptions soon, but here's an affiliate link for the actual lights: amzn.to/4aCwhEv

  • @JeffGeerling
    @JeffGeerling 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of Apple's strangest designs, for sure.

    • @danielktdoranie
      @danielktdoranie 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Really, Apple’s designs have gone stale. I wish they would bring back translucency. They’re not “fun” anymore. Not ugly by any means but just not fun.

    • @JeffGeerling
      @JeffGeerling 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@danielktdoranie DJI has a new translucent shell microphone that's

  • @hullauttttt
    @hullauttttt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this is amazing!! interesting how the molar released not even half a year before the G3, obviously the Power Mac G3 AIO was exclusive to education, but if there were a reality where Apple decided to have the Power Mac and the iMac G3 competing together, lmao
    the two well known ways to stress test a GPU :
    video games (quake, half life, doom, unreal, the like)
    *y2k music videos*
    also, this entire video is really well made, but that 128 mod was NICE; unreal tournament running at 30 fps on a powerpc feels unreal, it all did turn out REALLY really well

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hahaha, there's just something about those (legally acquired) MPG music vids...
      Yes, there are so many fun "what if.." questions around this return-of-Jobs-era!

  • @trekintosh
    @trekintosh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Someone alert Action Retro!

  • @mac27collection
    @mac27collection 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Your trypophobic-nightmare-tooth is looking great! :D
    At least the CRT bolts to a frame in this one, so much better than relying on brittle plastic standoff posts like in the LC/Performas.

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A solid metal frame, and plastics that aren’t deteriorating… imagine that! :)

  • @seth8629
    @seth8629 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really nice

  • @marc6340
    @marc6340 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have one of these, but could never get it to boot up. Maybe I need to give it a second chance?!

  • @zookajoetech
    @zookajoetech 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The internal VGA mod was the thing that shocked me the most from this entire video-- along with everything else you've done! I think I need to start restoring machines myself soon ;)

  • @R4dm1n
    @R4dm1n 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The fact that you internally modded in a better video card makes this restoration the best of all restorations I've seen by far.

  • @rlima81
    @rlima81 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome video! Love the attention to detail.

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks!

  • @gassygasgassy
    @gassygasgassy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i have my coolection one i upgraded 400mhz g3 cpu 384mb ram 20gb original apple scsi2 hdd and radeon 8mb vga :)

  • @BigBadBench
    @BigBadBench 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beautiful work all around!

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks BBB! My soldering isn't nearly at your level, but I was trying my best to channel your energy with the pin header :)

  • @hycron1234
    @hycron1234 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice work and upgrades! 🙂

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!

  • @toddholcomb1
    @toddholcomb1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Impressive restoration - great job!

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      THanks!

  • @subynut
    @subynut 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was fun to watch! And I think I may have found my favorite mac! Super cool!

  • @CantankerousDave
    @CantankerousDave 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Molar? I only see the face of a guy grimacing in pain at the bottom because a huge monitor is bursting out of his forehead.

  • @danielktdoranie
    @danielktdoranie 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great work! Did you test the Zip drive? Is it SCSI or IDE on the molar Mac?

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ah, shots I cut last night for time :) Yes, the drive works great and it's SCSI

  • @XodiumLabs
    @XodiumLabs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This makes me happy to see.
    I had a molar for a little bit (Garth had given it to me) but back then space was very much at a premium so I had to hand it off to someone who had the space and the know how to get it working. It was also angry, I think the PSU on it had died because all it'd do is make a hissing noise whenever I tried to turn it on.
    Seeing one of these spring to life like this is awesome. Even better yet that internal video mod, that looked surprisingly simple. That's really cool.

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Xodium! Do you know if the next person ever got it going?

  • @dave4shmups
    @dave4shmups 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great work! Are PSU problems common with this Mac?

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't believe they are... and if there is a problem, I have been told by a couple people that these boards are compatible with a standard ATX supply with very little modification. Second-hand info, so take with a grain of salt. Apparently the weakness on these Molars is the CRT flyback

    • @dave4shmups
      @dave4shmups 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@iiidiy Gotcha. Thanks!

  • @1BitFeverDreams
    @1BitFeverDreams 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was already rightfully impressed with the machine's restoration, but then you had to go the extra LIGHT YEAR with this internal video mod. Well done!

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hah, thanks! :)

  • @nathanbinns6345
    @nathanbinns6345 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Everything had to be transparent for a few years there didn’t it.

  • @OctavioGaitan
    @OctavioGaitan 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi. I just so happened to come across your channel (thanks TH-cam recommendations) and so far I LOVE your content.
    If only my rotting Molar Mac G3 were this easy to revive... 😢
    Sadly I lack the expertise to fully get into a computer, nor have the knowledge to recap, and I'm way too scared to get zapped by the exposed CRT.

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks! That's too bad about your Molar... Recapping is fairly straight-forward to pickup, but it's very wise to steer clear if you're not familiar with CRTs, it can be dangerous. Hopefully one day you can get it repaired and up and running!

  • @dpro34s
    @dpro34s 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Idk why but this video instantly brought back memories of Elementary School playing Oregon Trail with my friends for hours 😂 they were eventually replaced with eMacs, but by the time I graduated to middle school, they had just started getting the first gen aluminum intel iMacs

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hah, they were still playing Oregon Trail in the Molar era? That's great!

  • @Runco990
    @Runco990 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting that I never saw a Molar Mac, despite having had many different one's thanks to the back then USC surplus outlet.
    I never got into mac's due to their closed eco-system, but the one I WISH I had kept was a Lisa I picked up for $100 WITH the hard drive option.
    Oh well.....
    I think you have to be a bit of a Masochist to restore old Mac's. 😉

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I finally had a few minutes of hands-on time with a Lisa for the first time a few months ago. Very interesting computer! And yes, you certainly do need to be a masochist :)

  • @john_ace
    @john_ace 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done. The G3 AIO has 3D acceleration with the ATI Rage Pro. Although with only 2Mb of VRam, it may have some compatibility issues. You should add another 2Mb VRam module to get you about 80% of Voodoo 1 performance. Even Unreal will play at sub 640 resolution with around 20-30fps. UT will be a bit much for the onboard Video.

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, my note about "no acceleration" was about that early Mac Quake demo software, not the hardware, sorry! I didn't have any SGRAM cards in my other machines (the early iMacs use the same GFX chip)... and a used module would've cost me more than the Rage128 :)

  • @sjgrall
    @sjgrall 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How did you manage to fix the cosmetic issues while retaining the plastic texture? I saw you use sandpaper and scrub pads, but typically that would ruin the texture. I’m intrigued, as if you have a technique, others may benefit from it!

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No magic technique, unfortunately :) I'm only sanding at the edges and the speaker grill where there's no texture.
      The scouring pad definitely IS abrasive, so it's important to only do the bare minimum necessary, and I feather it out lightly and widely, so that you don't notice the slight loss of material as much. It's not perfect, but I prefer this trade-off to a much more noticeable scuff mark.
      Also, I work under very good lighting - bright and broad, but directional... so that helps a lot.

  • @JasonPleet
    @JasonPleet 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like the Rage 128. But is its Unreal Tournament then it needs to be driven by a 3Dfx card. I have always wanted to use a Voodoo 2 added in line from the from the onboard graphics to the internal display. When I had a working G3 AIO I used a Voodoo 2 to drive an external display just for testing and thats as far as I got.

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Interesting! I never had a Voodoo card. I was still on a 68k machine when they were a thing. My first PPC was a G4, and by that time it seemed to be all ATI & Nvidia. I'd love to get a 3Dfx card some day, maybe without taking out a second mortgage ;)

  • @ceebee23
    @ceebee23 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    when Apple let you take their equipment apart to fix it!

  • @riverhoneybee
    @riverhoneybee 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love you and I love this. Please keep making vintage computer restoration/troubleshooting videos :) love from Texas

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!

  • @cla3d
    @cla3d 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice Job!

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks!

  • @bobweiram6321
    @bobweiram6321 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The molar mac doesn't just look like a molar, but also yellows overtime and can be bleached using hydrogen peroxide and UV light like teeth.😂

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hah! You're unearthing the truth! :)

  • @bcupp15
    @bcupp15 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live in Harrisburg, PA and have seen a listing similar on Facebook Marketplace? Is this the same location? If so I wonder if they still have that LC5xx

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's a LC575, and it may have wound up in my minivan...

  • @jjohnson71958
    @jjohnson71958 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    it needs an ssd mod .. and faster case fan

  • @GarthBeagle
    @GarthBeagle 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a difference, cleaned up nicely!

  • @Thenormalone7610
    @Thenormalone7610 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    6:08 “Jesus Christ”

  • @Gamerbay2017
    @Gamerbay2017 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What an awesome video! I love this channel so far. Would love to see some voice over as well - do you have any plans for that?

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks! There's nothing in works for VO. That would be a pretty different style, and not really my thing. I guess "never say never", but there are already tons of great channels doing VO-narrative videos :)

    • @Gamerbay2017
      @Gamerbay2017 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@iiidiy Totally fair enough. I generally listen to my videos instead of directly watch, then I look over when I want to see, so your videos are slightly more "watch to actually watch".
      What Macs are you working on restoring next?

  • @LetsPlayKeldeo
    @LetsPlayKeldeo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    cool video but i would like it more if you would do commentary whilst working on it nobody talking sounds eary

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's not in the cards for now, but always appreciate the feedback!

    • @LetsPlayKeldeo
      @LetsPlayKeldeo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@iiidiy I guess its a person problem as I am not one for ASMR too but awesome video besides that seeing old electronics being recovered is great to watch whilst I do work myself

  • @gassygasgassy
    @gassygasgassy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    one more think any solution to config the molar mac bios to vga treatment sdr ram type? i read to only edo or sg ram type vga treatment but i very want my molar mac a voodoo 3 any card :) + i saw u 20 th anyversal mac video gpu type same the plan any offer the 20 th anyversal mac same gpu?

  • @rogierius
    @rogierius 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A deep bow to you sir, the effort you put into these videos is remarkable. The clean room, the perfect lighting, the many different camera angles + shots all edited together... It's great!
    And then I haven't touched the content. I hope your channel takes off!

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! That's very kind of you to say :)

  • @celsotrio
    @celsotrio 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    a m a z i n g

  • @USArmyVet91
    @USArmyVet91 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely incredible work. I am just now getting into the older macs.. albeit 2008 MAC PRO 3,1 isn't quite this retro, but man that was impressive to see you not only restore that machine, but the upgrades just make that a beautiful, powerful beast. You filled the cavity for sure. Thanks for your hard work. 🖱🖱

    • @iiidiy
      @iiidiy  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hah, thanks for the kind words! Congrats on the MP3,1 - those were SO good back in their day!