IMac just mad a loud crackle, very loud snap and then out

I think I'm screwed. My iMac just mad a crackle sound followed by a loud snap and then it went black out our. My spike bar is still running and so are the other computers, etc. that are plugged into it.
I have an external Hard drive attached and it shut down too.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks, Tom

Hey Big,
I know what you said about investing in a 9 year old g3 but this is more of a hobby for me right now. I plan on maybe giving it to my son so he can browse the internet with it.
I've got my two kids on a 400 and a 600 iMac respectively. They're 8 and 9 and spend a lot of time on the Internet.
That being said i hooked up my ethernet cord to it and for the life of me i can not figure out how to get online in os9.
And you also said something about updating the firmware, how do i check the firm ware and if i do need to update it?
Look under the Apple > system profiler > production information. It should reat 4.1.9 f1 if it reads something like 3.0 something it needs to be up dated.
Do i need a internet conection to update the firmware?
It would help it's not necessary but can be a pain without it. I have a burned CD with the updater on it since I work with so many iMacs.
Look here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106877
And do i need to start new questions for these?
It would allow more people to see your post. Often things posted at the bottom of a "solved" post will get ignored.
I was also looking at HD on ebay
Hard Drive??
and some had osx already installed. Is that a good idea and if yes how do i know if my machine will run the version i get?
You wouldn't. These iMacs will run on 10.4.11 with enough RAM installed. At least 512.
I'd look for a Panther installer or a Tiger but they will have to be on CD since that's what your iMac came with.
Richard

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