Re: Apple /// and it's beige color finish.

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <pdueck-0207970016030001@dial4.pli.mb.ca>,
Perry Dueck <pdueck@pli.mb.ca> wrote:

>I just acquired an Apple /// for $5. The system is in fairly good
>condition, except that the beige plastic casing (keyboard cover, cpu
>cover, and disk drive latch) is severly discolored for the most part.
>
>I took the whole machine apart, and gave the plastic casings and disk
>drive latch a good cleaning with industrial strength hand soap and lots of
>hot water.

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Boy seems like about every III has the UV discoloration syndrome. I did the
scrub with Lava soap trick and got my III looking reasonably good. That's
the trick I use on all my old stuff. I would prefer a little discoloration
to having the plastic painted myself though. A little bit of discoloration
is to be expected on a 15+ year old box.

Actually, I've had some uncanny luck on old boxes I've gotten for my col-
lection. My Mac 128 and III plus are the original color, and of course my
Mac 512E and grey Plus which came in their original boxes look like new.
Even the ROM 0 Woz signature edition IIgs I found in a used computer store
a few months back only has a sunburn on one side and you have to really look
closely to notice it. I combined parts from three original IIIs to get a
presentable looking box though.
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Randy Shackelford                                 
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