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

      That'll be a fun project. I do wish that I had space for that kind of stuff.

      No power at all. I am thinking maybe its a fuse or possible the power supply. I havent had a chance to troubleshoot yet

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      • gjacobseG
        gjacobse
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        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?

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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
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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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