Molar Mac Quest!

Performa

Member
Very recently, I took a road trip up north to pick up this Power Macintosh G3 All In One, the famed "molar mac" from another retro collector. I was expecting, at worst, to be buying a very cool decorative piece- and at best, a working system. I got something between the two.





It's in very good cosmetic condition, and even better, it's previous owner had already removed the battery. No battery damage at all! While I expect the caps have leaked and failed (they tend to do that on machines of this era) that is much easier to fix.

I must say it's still rather surreal to see it sitting here- the 'molar mac" has been on my wish list for a very long time now, but they are hard to come by. I'm looking forward to restoring this one to it's original glory over the summer!
 

Performa

Member
A closer look at the top, and one crack that's kinda visible- it's on the back though, so I'm not too worried.



Having worked on it a bit, I've determined that it was stored lying on it's side, so while the one side panel is very dusty and dirty, there should be much less dust, dirt, and general grime inside the machine as it wasn't pouring down into those holes on top as much as it might have.

Again, I can't wait to see this thing working again; hopefully in time for our next library show!
 

Pezdude

Active member
It really does look to be in great condition! I really love the fact that it supports a wide variety of media. If I remember correctly, it has ZIP, 3 1/2” floppy, and optical drives right? Either way, super cool machines!
 

Performa

Member
It really does look to be in great condition! I really love the fact that it supports a wide variety of media. If I remember correctly, it has ZIP, 3 1/2” floppy, and optical drives right? Either way, super cool machines!
Yep! For a moment in time, Apple believed that ZIP was the future, so much so they made it a standard feature on this thing. It's got USB, ADB, expansion slots- it's a downright bizarre machine!
 

Pezdude

Active member
Yep! For a moment in time, Apple believed that ZIP was the future, so much so they made it a standard feature on this thing. It's got USB, ADB, expansion slots- it's a downright bizarre machine!
That’s awesome! Could probably be equipped with a processor accelerator card!
 
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