Video: Yellow Dog Linux on an iBook G3: Bringing Apple’s PowerPC Back to Life
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In this Youtube video, "the Phintage Collector" revives a vintage 2000 iBook G3 with a fresh install of Yellow Dog Linux!
Griffin iMate USB to ADB Adapter
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The iMate USB to ADB adapter is the perfect companion for your USB equipped Mac.
It allows you to continue to use your favorite ADB mice, keyboards, trackballs, trackpads, hardware dongles and other ADB peripherals.
The iMate is also the ultimate cross platform compatibility device. With Windows support you can now use your existing Mac keyboards, mice, trackballs, and trackpads to control both a Mac and a PC. And since USB is fully hot swappable a simple switchbox is all you need to control multiple computers.
Link Griffin iMate Support (Wayback machine)
How to replace Apple iBook G3 "Clamshell" Supercapacitor- Retro Computer Repair
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How to replace the 0.33F supercapacitor on the logic board responsible for PMU settings
My video: Apple iBook G3 Clamshell HD swap quick and dirty in 8:17 min
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There is a much more easy way to put a new harddisk in your iBook Clamshell - only 19 screws.
The trick is to remove the screws in the region where the HD is located and bend the EMI shield in order to fish the HD out. Do not disconnect the IDE and speaker cable to the logicboard