Re: Discoloration of Apple II keyboards

[nyder <nyder.23@gmail.com>]

On Mar 3, 12:23 pm, robert.pap...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > The later "Platinum" IIe computers (with built-in numeric keypads) do not seem
> > > to suffer from spacebar discoloration either.
>
> > I'm afaid they do, if the ones in my collection are any indicator.
>
> Ohhhhh, well that's interesting then...because it indicates that this
> is something that happens over time and exposure.
>
> If it had anything to do with physical wear, you would expect the
> discoloration to be worse in the two spots where your thumbs hit the
> spacebar, but it's not.
>
> It must be some kind of oxidation caused by the spacebar being made of
> a different plastic.  Or maybe the spacebar was processed differently
> because it has no letter stamped on it.
>
> In any case, ya, it is an unattractive color and makes those affected
> computers less collectable.  I guess there is always the option of
> repainting it.  Even if you can't match the color of the other keys,
> anything is better than dirty yellow.  :)

My Apple IIe is the (tanish/greyish/brownish?) keys with black
lettering and my spacebar looks just like rest of the keys, fine.

I think the person i got it from had it his garage for most of the
last couple decades though.