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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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