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The “Retr0bright” Project
By Merlin, of AmiBay, English Amiga Board and Vintage Computer Forums (among others)
How to deal with the “not-so-mellow yellow” of old computers and consoles
Anyone who has dug their old computer or console out of the cupboard or loft for some retro gaming will probably have noticed that it maybe hasn’t worn too well with the test of time. The plastics these machines were made of is called ABS and to make it flame retardant (just in case it catches fire after a marathon session) the plastics manufacturers added chemicals that caused the plastic turn yellow or, even worse, brown over a long period of time.
Read the rest of this interesting method here: http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/
This method can be applied for a variety of topics, for examples, vintage slide rules, calculators, and any device with plastical cover.