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    I picked up this little gem over the weekend....

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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
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                        @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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