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    • IRJI
      IRJ @gjacobse
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      @gjacobse said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

      Wow.. that brings back memories...

      Might try some 409 or SimpleGreen. really any mild cleaner should be fine.

      What do you plan to do with it?

      I would definitely like to play a game or something. I actually have a joystick for it as well.

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      • wirestyle22W
        wirestyle22 @IRJ
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        @IRJ said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

        @gjacobse said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

        Wow.. that brings back memories...

        Might try some 409 or SimpleGreen. really any mild cleaner should be fine.

        What do you plan to do with it?

        I would definitely like to play a game or something. I actually have a joystick for it as well.

        Vectorman. Always Vectorman.

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        • IRJI
          IRJ @wirestyle22
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          @wirestyle22 said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

          @IRJ said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

          @gjacobse said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

          Wow.. that brings back memories...

          Might try some 409 or SimpleGreen. really any mild cleaner should be fine.

          What do you plan to do with it?

          I would definitely like to play a game or something. I actually have a joystick for it as well.

          Vectorman. Always Vectorman.

          I am looking for gaming ideas on a system this old. If anyone else has any let me know. Now I just have to find where I can I buy the big floppies lol.

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          • IRJI
            IRJ
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            It looks like there a ton of games on ebay for under $10 on 5.25inch floppies.

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            • wirestyle22W
              wirestyle22 @IRJ
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              @IRJ said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

              It looks like there a ton of games on ebay for under $10 on 5.25inch floppies.

              Why dont you gut it and put a Retropi in there?

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              • NicN
                Nic
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                You can not only clean it but restore some of the original coloring if the plastic has yellowed:
                http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/how-to-restore-old-computers-to-their-original-color/

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                • IRJI
                  IRJ @wirestyle22
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                  @wirestyle22 said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

                  @IRJ said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

                  It looks like there a ton of games on ebay for under $10 on 5.25inch floppies.

                  Why dont you gut it and put a Retropi in there?

                  I would rather get the old hardware going if possible.

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                  • IRJI
                    IRJ @Nic
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                    @Nic said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

                    You can not only clean it but restore some of the original coloring if the plastic has yellowed:
                    http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/how-to-restore-old-computers-to-their-original-color/

                    Wow

                    Before and After cleaning

                    hs_retr0bright_021.jpg

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                    • DustinB3403D
                      DustinB3403 @IRJ
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                      @IRJ said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

                      @wirestyle22 said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

                      @IRJ said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

                      It looks like there a ton of games on ebay for under $10 on 5.25inch floppies.

                      Why dont you gut it and put a Retropi in there?

                      I would rather get the old hardware going if possible.

                      To what end?

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                      • wirestyle22W
                        wirestyle22 @DustinB3403
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                        @DustinB3403 said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

                        @IRJ said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

                        @wirestyle22 said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

                        @IRJ said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

                        It looks like there a ton of games on ebay for under $10 on 5.25inch floppies.

                        Why dont you gut it and put a Retropi in there?

                        I would rather get the old hardware going if possible.

                        To what end?

                        My question as well

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender
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                          here is a whitening formula I've used in the past.

                          http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Retrobright-Whitening-solution/

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                          • wirestyle22W
                            wirestyle22 @Dashrender
                            last edited by wirestyle22

                            @Dashrender said in I picked up this little gem over the weekend....:

                            here is a whitening formula I've used in the past.

                            http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Retrobright-Whitening-solution/

                            This looks fantastic. I was thinking of buying an old GameBoy and putting a pi in it. Maybe I'll do that.

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                            • DashrenderD
                              Dashrender
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                              I've used this, and it does work pretty well.

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