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Apple Macintosh G3 tossed over a 45-foot cliff

by Bill Detwiler | 12-18-07

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G3 versus the cliff

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Webshots member jpizzle1122 and a few friends found an old Macintosh G3 computer, that one of the Emerson College computer labs was throwing out. Instead of sending the machine to the local scrap heap, they took it home, scavenged it for parts, and then did the only sensible thing a technology enthusiast could do--tossed the computer over a 45-foot cliff to test the G3's "impact resistance". Okay, this experiment is a little light on science, but it more than makes up for it with copious computer carnage.

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Creative uses for dead computersBill Detwiler - TechRepublic Techrepublic | 02/12/07
TRY THAT WITH A PC & YOU WOULD'NT OF FOUND ITjohnpall@...  | 02/16/07
Try that with a PC and you wouldn't "HAVE" found it.SecretAgentGuy  | 02/16/07
What do you call throwing a Mac off a cliff?sup324@...  | 04/26/07
Proof of conceptrsirois@...  | 05/18/07
No grammar problemchrishall.subs@...  | 05/19/07
One thing pc users can do that mac users can'tcmarsh@...  | 01/02/08
Actually, you would haveprofessordnm@...  | 02/16/07
What would have been better...zerocool9897  | 02/16/07
Dell Casessup324@...  | 05/01/07
Thank you tossersbinuraman9999@...  | 02/16/07
RE: Thank you tossersnzlamb@...  | 02/20/07
It has always been a PC...nix_hed  | 03/01/07
Why would it want to...Cely  | 03/06/07
Oh Yeah OS-X heart of a ...techr@...  | 04/09/07
tossed bunch of mac'sjohnnyxxl76@...  | 03/06/07
I'm using a G3 exactly like this onelabarker  | 05/03/07
Mac is a PCjonp@...  | 12/26/07
I would disagree...solomon.shantzkreutzkamp@...  | 02/18/07
I think the PC would fair just fine.gstarkie@...  | 02/23/07
Cheap cases, typical of the home computer vs good casesnix_hed  | 03/01/07
Hahnzlamb@...  | 03/01/07
Sturdy PC casesboomchuck1  | 03/06/07
untruew2ktechman  | 04/09/07
I'd like to hear your argument!smith@...  | 04/19/07
That depends...Java_ho  | 05/19/07
More plastic than my own car.jonp@...  | 12/26/07
End of term partyda philster  | 02/16/07
The only good use...jpdavidson@...  | 02/16/07
*grin*dan@...  | 02/16/07
That's because...Tenagra71  | 02/16/07
uh yeahjamiesonrothwell@...  | 02/22/07
Rush Limbaugh has a MacBrokenEagle  | 02/23/07
Definetely the only good use, except maybe their commercialsevan.durgin@...  | 02/16/07
RE: FlamingGentleRF  | 02/16/07
blahSpiritusindomit@...  | 02/20/07
If I had a dead Sun box I would.nix_hed  | 03/01/07
I wish I had my PS/2 Mod 80...c-tom.matthews@...  | 03/07/07
RE: FlamingSO.CAL Guy  | 03/06/07
In this corner . . . .bacchus  | 02/16/07
Heh...nix_hed  | 03/01/07
why isn't this on youtube?dryflies  | 02/16/07
Take a leap! All of you...please...JUMP!Willy MacWindows  | 02/16/07
preach on willy mac preach onmykalday1@...  | 02/19/07
Come and get me...smartassThe Truth  | 02/24/07
What would Nancy think of your comment?techr@...  | 04/09/07
There was also...kraken_  | 02/16/07
Littering?boyd.hawkins@...  | 02/20/07
right....sachab@...  | 05/18/07
very niceNorehca  | 04/30/07
Technology Might Be New But the Idea Is OldAntediluvian Paladin  | 05/18/07
tosserspivert  | 02/16/07
Looked Like Fun!t.hopes@...  | 02/16/07
90 Foot Cliff?john.parlberg@...  | 02/16/07
When my Quicksilver G4 finally dies...nix_hed  | 03/01/07
To be fairtechr@...  | 04/09/07
Wilful destruction of an old appledasprem@...  | 02/16/07
WOZ WOULDnoel@...  | 02/16/07
Apple sympathizerssolomon.shantzkreutzkamp@...  | 02/18/07
But did it work?msnider1313@...  | 02/16/07
Not Ground Breaking...butmjpalmer76@...  | 04/05/07
This also tweaks my brain...JCitizen  | 04/27/07
Mac G3 Dumb & Dumberfranklin@...  | 02/16/07
Executive Management?SecretAgentGuy  | 02/16/07
Ditto for me. What's your company's ticker symbol?Java_ho  | 05/20/07
Let's put it this way...GentleRF  | 02/16/07
If Everyone Had a Mac?mjpalmer76@...  | 04/05/07
well puttburns@...  | 04/10/07
very well putNorehca  | 04/30/07
Good pointJava_ho  | 05/20/07
StupidZormac  | 02/16/07
Science abuse?bamyclouse@...  | 02/16/07
Agreed...ddmcp2000@...  | 03/06/07
TGIF...JCitizen  | 04/27/07
Rip Off of and Old IdeaAntediluvian Paladin  | 02/16/07
What body of water is that?SecretAgentGuy  | 02/16/07
Oh come onNotnerb  | 02/18/07
There are dozens of better uses.bmilton@...  | 02/16/07
MythBusters Your NOTsupport@...  | 02/16/07
you+arenix_hed  | 03/01/07
This reminds me... (corrected)filker0  | 02/16/07
Hyman Rickover and Ruggedized EquipmentStargzer  | 02/16/07
Drop testGentleRF  | 02/16/07
Looks like some people have nothing better to do...gsosa70  | 02/16/07
Jeez...OldTechie  | 02/16/07
Good, Bad or Uglywiggledbits  | 02/16/07
AMEN!judyv@...  | 02/16/07
Use politicians next time,preferably conservatives.droidhorse  | 02/16/07
Ditto that!!!mamashaman@...  | 02/16/07
Taking themselves too seriouslyNotnerb  | 02/18/07
I'm with you...techr@...  | 04/09/07
I can't believe the desperation for attentiontpopoff@...  | 02/16/07
Who cares (in terms of computing)woknow@...  | 02/16/07
Clean up their messnvman_ca  | 02/16/07
Environmental idiots...gregh@...  | 02/18/07
YOU COULD TRY THE SAME TOSS WITH VISTABALTHOR  | 02/16/07
This was a hardware, not software drop...m.hutchinson@...  | 02/22/07
It would without a doubttechr@...  | 04/09/07
What will you throw off the cliff Next?shynes@...  | 02/17/07
I wonder what Newton would thinkNotnerb  | 02/18/07
I could see it now...nix_hed  | 03/01/07
Technically it's not G3 versus the cliffsolomon.shantzkreutzkamp@...  | 02/18/07
Nothing compared to NeXT cube destructionj.m.mccrory@...  | 02/19/07
Mac Bashing?Constantdrone  | 02/19/07
It's GUI envynix_hed  | 03/01/07
Give it a rest already.youngti  | 05/02/07
3D modeling maybe...JCitizen  | 04/27/07
And I am still using beige G3's!linuxiac  | 02/22/07
I tried it with a PC...tekless  | 02/19/07
Awesome...nix_hed  | 03/01/07
Depends on the version of the implied OStechr@...  | 04/09/07
So how many bugs were killed...m.hutchinson@...  | 02/22/07
Three guys with not enough to do!ggeaton151@...  | 02/27/07
Sturdy Case ????Chilly Willy the First  | 03/06/07
Your think of IBM back in the late 90'stechr@...  | 04/09/07
The G3 must be very painfulho19@...  | 03/06/07
Not quite ready for prime timeDr_Zinj  | 03/06/07
How do you accelerate a Mac?antares256  | 03/06/07
Just a Thoughtthomas.lattimer@...  | 03/06/07
"CLIFF"?niall@...  | 03/06/07
Other Approachblow-my-box@...  | 03/07/07
Also check out Episode 8techr@...  | 04/09/07
I'm sure there are inner-city schools that could've used even a G3.usc1801  | 04/05/07
Plenty more where that came fromJohn Sawyer  | 04/05/07
Pretty sure it was probably deadtechr@...  | 04/09/07
Cool ready to do mine?welll...u would have diffent results cuz its a PCpaul2_2007@...  | 04/07/07
very stupid. they look for something betteraalvarezj@...  | 04/12/07
LOGIC BOARD SURVIVABILITYbig.intl@...  | 04/16/07
Boo! Tossing waste into the waters!!!!anonanew@...  | 04/19/07
I'm with you!d10ckMan  | 05/18/07
PCB in water!chrishall.subs@...  | 05/19/07
You are right!!!ath007@...  | 01/01/08
You are right!!!ath007@...  | 01/01/08
RE: G3 versus the cliff (Apple Macintosh G3 tossed over a 45-foot cliff)Qiongsheng@...  | 06/20/07
RE: G3 versus the cliff (Apple Macintosh G3 tossed over a 45-foot cliff)12Fly  | 08/01/07
What a waste?rahuman@...  | 08/02/07
RE: G3 versus the cliff (Apple Macintosh G3 tossed over a 45-foot cliff)gouhar.nayab@...  | 01/01/08
RE: G3 versus the cliff (Apple Macintosh G3 tossed over a 45-foot cliff)bojanovic@...  | 01/01/08
RE: G3 versus the cliff (Apple Macintosh G3 tossed over a 45-foot cliff)davidcurtis014@...  | 01/01/08
RE: G3 versus the cliff (Apple Macintosh G3 tossed over a 45-foot cliff)CONNECT@...  | 01/01/08

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