What's Killing all the iMacs?

Action Retro β€’ November 2, 2024
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Donβ€˜t miss Bambu Lab’s best deals on October 21st till December 3rd. Find out more via Bambu Lab’s Early Black Friday Page to get the biggest deal of the year. https://bit.ly/bambusale Thank you Bambu for sponsoring today's video! Today we're saving a very rare and special iMac G3 from the fate that dooms them all... LINKS: ------------------ 🍎 My iMac Optical Drive Bezel STL: https://makerworld.com/en/models/744065 🍎 MacEffects: https://maceffects.com/ 🍎 The successful bezel Kickstarter: https://maceffects.com/products/inner-bezel-for-slot-loading-imac-g3-w-plastic-tabs 🍎 Bezel page on MacEffects: https://maceffects.com/products/inner-bezel-for-slot-loading-imac-g3-w-plastic-tabs (Amazon links are affiliated links) ══════════════════════════ πŸ’Ύ For more vintage Apple stuff, please subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ActionRetro?sub_confirmation=1 πŸ’Ύ Support these retro computing shenanigans on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ActionRetro ══════════════════════════ Check out my Amazon page with links to my tools, adapters, soldering equipment, camera gear and more: https://www.amazon.com/shop/actionretro ══════════════════════════ πŸ’¬ Come talk about old computers on the BitBang Social Mastodon! https://bitbang.social ══════════════════════════ #bambulabblackfriday #bambulab #bambulabA1 #makerworld #bambulabp1s #bambulabs

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