Yes to both, you can definitely put a DVD drive into the iMac, (We put
one into my brother's Slot loading iMac) and yes OS9 supports DVD's
and DVD playback. You can get the utility DVD player as an OS9
application. Yes, Tiger was only released on DVD, so you'll need a DVD
drive or another Mac to install Tiger on it. I have never heard of an
external DVD drive, but such a thing must exist somewhere. Here is an
item on eBay that fits the bill, just so you can get an idea of what
you're looking for:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-678T0190-Slot-4x-DVD-ROM-Drive-for-iMac-SR-8184-B_W0QQitemZ320338036871QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Drives_Storage_Internal?hash=item320338036871&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
Hope that helps! I've never seen a Flower Power iMac, but I agree the
G3 iMacs do make nice media machines, and they're still great for
email/internet.
-Cyrus
On Mar 2, 10:51 am, warhelmet <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> New to group.
>
> I've recently acquired a Flower Power G3 iMac, but it's got a CD
> thingy rather than a DVD thingy. I'm going to do various things to
> upgrade it. The fact that it is fanless & has a CRT makes it ideal for
> light media duties in, say, a bedroom. I really do prefer to watch
> video on a CRT. Historically, most video was shot for CRT output.
>
> Does anyone have recent experience of swapping the cd thingy for a
> modern slot loading DVD drive? Can it be done? And will OS9 recognise
> a modern device as a DVD-ROM? I want to upgrade to Tiger at some point
> - doesn't it generally come on a DVD?
>
> Or can I go the USB route for a DVD drive? I've got other devices that
> don't have an optical drive and an external USB DVD drive would be
> useful but I can live without - internal DVD drive in the iMac a much
> preferred solution.
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