As far as un-yellowing, it's a fairly easy procedure, there were a couple of discussions about a couple different methods. I un-yellowed my Plus, and basically, I just ran to Wal-Mart and got: A large storage tub, big enough to hold the back case A box of OxyClean And about 8 bottles of Hydrogen Peroxide. (They're about 80ยข at wal mart) I got 3% and that worked great.
So basically what you do, is pour all the Hydrogen Peroxide into the tub, all 8 bottles, then fill the tub the rest of the way with water. (So it just covers the case) Make sure it's in a spot that will get direct sun all day. This is very important, partly because a giant storage tub full of water is not moving very easily, and direct sunlight is the key catalyst in the reaction. Pour in about 4-5 tablespoons of the OxyClean, and stir it in. If there are clumps, it'll make lighter spots in the case. Take all the little metal parts out of the case (Apple logo, and two metal clips for grounding) and put them in the bucket. They will only get un-yellowed where the sun is DIRECTLY shining on them. I didn't realize this at first and got no results fast :) It only takes about 2-5 hrs to un-yellow one side, so when I did it, I would check on it every two hours, and rotate different sides to be in the direct sun. If it doesn't come out really well, the solution is good for about 2-3 days, especially if you add a little more Oxy Clean. I would suggust doing the Plus, the keyboard, mouse and external HD at the same time, rotating through until you get all of them done. My Plus turned out looking very nearly almost new, it's still very, very slightly yellowed, but you can't tell just by looking at it! (You can tell if you hold up the bottom of the keyboard, or something else that's the original color, but it's very slight) If you have any questions on how I did it, feel free to ask away! (That goes for anyone in the group, too) I did a LOT of stuff in three batches, keyboards, computer cases, mouses, ETC. and learned a lot. Elliott (Formerly Cyrus) -------------------- Hobbittech.com Mac Specialist - Low Cost Mac Services in AZ On May 28, 2009, at 8:17 PM, Sterling wrote: > > Thanks for all the advice. > > I am going to a yard sale tomorrow where I hope to pick up a Mac SE > with a hard drive. > Hopefully I'll be able to make some disks from that and move them > over. > > I also purchased an Apple external 40MB hard drive that I could > probably format and run on the Plus. > > On another note, is there a way to restore the original color on the > case of the Mac? > Like some combination of chemicals or something, lol! > > Also, I'm wondering where I could find one of those interrupt > 'switches' that plug into the side of the case to press the two > buttons inside. > I used to use that all the time with Macsbug or whatever it was > called... > > On May 28, 8:42 pm, James Fraser <wheresthatistanbul- > [email protected]> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> --- On Thu, 5/28/09, Dark_Mac <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Check out this site, it has information on how to make Mac >>> OS disks using your PC. >> >>> http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/pc2mac.html >> >> I clicked on a few of the links on that page, and if I understand >> correctly, none of those suggestions are going to work for an 800k >> floppy drive-equipped Mac Plus. >> >>> Due to irreconcilable physical differences in the floppy drives of >>> PCs and >Macs, a Mac 128, 512, Plus, original SE, or un-upgraded >>> II cannot use this >procedure. If you have one of these, you'll >>> need to get a Mac that can >read PC floppies or find someone >>> willing to make floppies for you. >> >> Off the top of my head, I believe the "physical differences" >> referred to above are the variable speed floppy disk drives that >> early model Macintoshes were equipped with. If I understand >> correctly, these drives are why compact Macs were able to store >> 800k on a floppy vs. the 720k storage capacity of PC floppy drives >> of the same timeframe. >> >> That being the case, I'm fairly (though not 100%) sure that the >> only recourse a Mac Plus owner has is to ask someone else who has >> access to a SuperDrive-equipped Mac to make a boot disk for them. >> >> I could be mistaken in my assertions, but the boot disk problem has >> come up on the list so many times before that I fondly imagine even >> *I* understand what's going on. :) >> >> Best, >> >> James Fraser > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
