The iMac G4 will always be considered one of Apple’s most iconic designs, and were it not for it’s G4 processor, I’m sure many would be using it today. However Dremel Junkie, who’s done many Mac mods in the past, has hacked the iMac G4 and turned it into a modern Ivy Bridge Hackintosh running OS X 10.8. How cool is that?
As well as the videos, he details the process via a series of blog posts, and it’s pretty interesting. It involved changing the motherboard (he replaced the original with a small form factor motherboard from an Intel NUC) and hooking up the iMac’s display, which is a lot harder than it sounds due to the proprietary inverter cables/board.
I was always thinking of trying something like this, and now that a reference is available, I might well give it a shot sometime. He’s also made a guide for upgrading the iMac G4 to a Sandy Bridge processor, which is also very useful.
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The particular one I’ve photographed here is the 17-inch widescreen model from February 2003; the original was a 4:3 aspect ratio 15-inch screen, but for my money the proportions are a little. Original Design ™ & © Apple Computer, Inc. For the default configurations of every iMac G4, as well as details on a variety of upgrade options available at the time of purchase, please refer to the specs page for the model of interest. Where can I buy an iMac G4? There are any number of places to purchase a used Mac, although the iMac G4 is getting more difficult to find these days. Hi all I have a 15' G4 iMac (old lamp design) which I couldn't bear to get rid off after I bought the new 24' Intel iMac. I've recently been thinking of uses for it rather than leaving it sitting alone in the wardrobe.