Actually, I was looking at this:- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Optiarc-AD-7630A-Internal-Slimline-Black/dp/B000NDO18G
Bear in mind, I'm in the UK. On Mar 3, 3:26 am, Tom Shreve <[email protected]> wrote: > I bought an external DVD drive for my daughter's G3 iMac some years > ago, a Sony drive for a bit over $100. I've had good luck with Other > World Computing.http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/ > > Tom > > On Mar 2, 2009, at 4:58 PM, Cyrus wrote: > > > > > > > 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-... > > > 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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
