deskthority

worth watching the whole thing BTW

I love these kind of videos.

I laughed when I saw this last night, I thought it was really clever.

I saw that. Clever solution.

I have a couple of IBM 5155 luggable XT computers. One of them had a foil label from the factory. It was quite strange. Not sure if I kept it because it was damaged but ig I did, I'll add a pic later. It looked similar to this "MacGyver label" but mine was silk screened

By the way, and good computer restorer would cringe at the stuff he is doing, in case anyone is wondering.

snuci wrote: I have a couple of IBM 5155 luggable XT computers. One of them had a foil label from the factory. It was quite strange. Not sure if I kept it because it was damaged but ig I did, I'll add a pic later. It looked similar to this "MacGyver label" but mine was silk screened

By the way, and good computer restorer would cringe at the stuff he is doing, in case anyone is wondering.

Yes, he sometimes fucks up (like the Osborne Retrobright), but what's wrong with the rest?

green-squid wrote: Yes, he sometimes fucks up (like the Osborne Retrobright), but what's wrong with the rest?

Most restorers would only use original parts and in some cases, period dated parts for internal ICs, for example. I understand he is trying to make things look presentable but even retrobright is not an option for most purists as it changes the composition of the plastic and makes the plastic more brittle.

snuci wrote: Most restorers would only use original parts and in some cases, period dated parts for internal ICs, for example. I understand he is trying to make things look presentable but even retrobright is not an option for most purists as it changes the composition of the plastic and makes the plastic more brittle.

Yeah that's true, but besides that, his restorations are pretty good and satisfying, aren't they?

I made a replacement badge using using toner transfer method to transfer onto aluminum and then clear coated with satin over the whole thing. Worked pretty well.