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Separating the iMac

Posted by timothy on from the parting-the-twain dept.

Emous Pratt writes: "There is a neat article up on iMacLinux.net which talks you through separating the monitor and computer parts of the iMac. It is very detailed, with lots of cool screenshots including this one of the completed machine, and this one showing the machine is still working. This is useful if you want to run Linux and not run the monitor, or if your monitor is broken." Update: 02/03 19:37 GMT by T : Note for the curious: this is about the old iMac (CRT equipped), not the new lampish G4 variety.

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  1. Site died by sargon666777 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The site has officially been /.'ed by the second post. So much for seeing that... Guess I'll have to wait till later...

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  2. U guys never learn, please NO Linking to GeoCities by CptnHarlock · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Linking from /. to something on geocities is pointless. Why? because of this:

    Sorry, this site is temporarily unavailable!

    The web site you are trying to access has exceeded its allocated data transfer. Visit our help area for more information.

    If you are going to put info somewhere don't use sites with limitations on bandwith.
    If it's not your info: Just don't link to it, or even better: mirror it!..

    Cheers...

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  3. Re:PC Cases by swb · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Apple's tower design is OK, but I think that they could have done the external drive bays more conveniently. I think there's one too many screws or not enough room for getting at the power/audio/IDE connectors because of the PSU, or something.

    The big name PCs at work seem to be able to pop the drive without screws (the attached rails have them, natch, but don't have to be screwed in the case) and there's loads of room in the case behnd the drives for getting at cables.

    The mainboards are often obfuscated, but the DRAM slots aren't and that's all you normally tweak on a mainboard unless you're an overclocker and then you got it mounted on plywood...

  4. This just in! by BlackGriffen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    cnn.com is running a story about DDOS attacks! One paragraph is particularly interesting,

    "The most effective tool for denial of service attacks is ironically not a piece of software, but a web site. Fans of the web site know of it as the "Slashdot effect," and it has been known to slow all but the most reliable servers down to a crawl."

    j/k =D

    BlackGriffen