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by codercotton 2628 days ago
Back in the early 2000s my iMac (Lime G3/400), which ran constantly, wouldn’t turn on after being shut off and cooling down. It definitely didn’t fit in the oven, but it’s ass went in anyhow, with the monitor hanging out the front of the oven.

It came back on and worked for a couple more years... the next cool down killed it for good though. No amount of baking would bring it back. Granted, I didn’t pull the logic board (I’d upgraded to a G4 by then)...

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Oh, the G4. My favourite Mac ever. It's aesthetics are unprecedented. I still run one in my studio - with dozens of GB of 360p formatted old shows like classic Simpsons and the 1985 Twilight Zone, and tossed a SEGA, GBA and NES emulator on it with a little USB game controller for when I need to unwind.