br44
Experienced Member
Hey everyone!
I'm looking for some advice. I recently picked up a new computer for my collection. It's an 8 bit personal computer from the 1980s that's rather uncommon. I don't want to say what it is quite yet, because I don't want it to bias the answers you all give. Suffice to say there is only ONE of these computers for sale on Ebay, with ZERO in the "completed auctions" section. And suffice to say it's rather pricey. It's not Apple 1 rare, but it's not common either.
Now my question is... this particular machine (and matching monitor) are rather yellowed. I know most people don't think twice about retrobrighting a C64 or Apple ][, because those computers are relatively common. Should I retrobright this machine, or leave it yellowed? After all, it's a rather uncommon machine. I wouldn't want to ruin the computer for display at a computer museum for example. Personally I'm of the opinion that I would like the computer to look the way it did in the 1980s when it was new. I also want to be respectful.
The other option could be just to disassemble it and clean it very deeply. It's got some cigarette tar left on it from decades past. That would certainly help the look, but it wouldn't undo the very obvious yellowing.
Thoughts?
I'm looking for some advice. I recently picked up a new computer for my collection. It's an 8 bit personal computer from the 1980s that's rather uncommon. I don't want to say what it is quite yet, because I don't want it to bias the answers you all give. Suffice to say there is only ONE of these computers for sale on Ebay, with ZERO in the "completed auctions" section. And suffice to say it's rather pricey. It's not Apple 1 rare, but it's not common either.
Now my question is... this particular machine (and matching monitor) are rather yellowed. I know most people don't think twice about retrobrighting a C64 or Apple ][, because those computers are relatively common. Should I retrobright this machine, or leave it yellowed? After all, it's a rather uncommon machine. I wouldn't want to ruin the computer for display at a computer museum for example. Personally I'm of the opinion that I would like the computer to look the way it did in the 1980s when it was new. I also want to be respectful.
The other option could be just to disassemble it and clean it very deeply. It's got some cigarette tar left on it from decades past. That would certainly help the look, but it wouldn't undo the very obvious yellowing.
Thoughts?