[NTLK] Remove the sticky skin of a 2000

Elias Basse kd5jfe at gmail.com
Thu Sep 20 19:08:14 EDT 2018 

What about a replacement rubberized coating?  I too am having it flake off.  I have been thinking about experimenting with that replacement tool handle coating that you spray or dip on a piece of similar plastic to see how it would look.

Best Regards
Elias

> On Sep 20, 2018, at 5:09 PM, Florian Voigt <florian.voigt at me.com> wrote:
> 
> Wow. So they named stuff after places way before Mavericks. Thanks for explaining.
> 
>> Am 20.09.2018 um 23:58 schrieb Dennis Swaney <romad at nvwisp.com>:
>> 
>> The name of a beach in Australia. The blue is supposed to be that of the
>> ocean there.
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Dennis B. Swaney
>> 
>> "I think, therefore I Mac"
>> 
>>> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 2:50 PM, Florian Voigt <florian.voigt at me.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks for clarifying. You guys and gals are awesome.
>>> 
>>> So we want this https://everymac.com/images/cpu_pictures/apple_imac_
>>> colors.jpg
>>> 
>>> Plus the original Bondi blue?
>>> Still: sign me up.
>>> Also: what is Bondi actually? I‘v been wondering ever since.
>>> 
>>>> Am 20.09.2018 um 23:45 schrieb Dennis Swaney <romad at nvwisp.com>:
>>>> 
>>>> Actually the first iMacs (Rev A & Rev B) were in only one color: Bondi
>>>> Blue; they were discontinued in January 1999. The iMac (Five Colors) was
>>>> released in January 1999 and was discontinued in July 2000. These were
>>> the
>>>> Rev. C & Rev. D models of the tray-loading optical drive and the first of
>>>> the slot-loaders.
>>>> 
>>>> So you want the second color batch.
>>>> 
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Dennis B. Swaney
>>>> 
>>>> "I think, therefore I Mac"
>>>> 
>>>> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 1:33 PM, "Piotrowski Paweł (Newton)" <
>>>> newton at indigi.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I would buy 10 of them! In 5 colours :) Like first iMacs :)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 20 Sep 2018, at 21:29, Florian Voigt <florian.voigt at me.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I‘d buy a custom colored case. That‘d be clear one for me.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On a related matter: does anyone have a leftover case in decent shape?
>>>>> Maybe a known dead Newton 2000/2100?
>>>>>> One of my green friends lives in a case that the previous owner sanded
>>>>> by the looks of it. Still green, but pretty ugly.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Florian
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Am 20.09.2018 um 22:24 schrieb Piotrowski Paweł (Newton) <
>>>>> newton at indigi.co.uk>:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I think that stage is the most problematic stage :)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Maybe a good idea would be to make a fundraising for this purpose and
>>>>> pay someone for preparing a 3D model. Then order mold for casting to
>>>>> produce Newton cases in couple colours.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> What do you think?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> Pawel
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 20 Sep 2018, at 21:03, Matthias Melcher <m.melcher at robowerk.de>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Can anyone make an STL file? I am currently writing a slicer that
>>> will
>>>>> 3D-print parts in multi-material and even material blending. This would
>>> be
>>>>> a very worthy model ;-)
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Sep 20, 2018, at 21:42, Fritz Toch <birddog at me.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Ages ago, someone in Japan made a clear 2100 case. From what I could
>>>>> determine they actually made a mold and cast it in clear plastic. If we
>>>>> could only find that person and make some new cases in whatever colors.
>>> I
>>>>> don’t think there’s a better solution. The original cases’ plastics are
>>>>> denaturing or separating.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On 20 Sep 2018, at 15:37, Sylvain Pilet <sylvain at pilet.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>> I find this white version very ugly, especially in glossy finish.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> WebArchive:
>>>>>>>>>> http://web.archive.org/web/20060320081953/http://www.
>>>>> newtontraveler.com/white.html
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Sylvain Pilet
>>>>>>>>>> http://message-pad.net
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Le 20 sept. 2018 à 21:22, Robert Serna <japecan at centurylink.net>
>>> a
>>>>> écrit :
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Pawel and all,
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> This was poste back in 2003 "https://marc.info/?l=
>>>>> newtontalk&m=104977106407266&w=2 <https://marc.info/?l=
>>>>> newtontalk&m=104977106407266&w=2>”.
>>>>>>>>>>> and I access the link using the wayback machine to look at the
>>>>> “white Newton”  Maybe you’ve seen
>>>>>>>>>>> this before.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Robert
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 20, 2018, at 3:42 AM, Nils Froese <macmilz at mac.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>>>>> I‘m interested in the skin solution, since my 2100 gets more
>>>>> sticky. Is there any accessory to be purchased?
>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers, Nils.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Am 20.09.2018 um 11:03 schrieb Jon Glass <jonglass at usa.net>:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The only solution i can offer is to put a case on it. That skin
>>>>> is pretty
>>>>>>>>>>>>> integral to the body.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 at 10:55, "Piotrowski Paweł (Newton)" <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> newton at indigi.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i just got a 2000. It works great, but it‘s skin got really
>>>>> sticky.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what is the best way to get the skin off?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Christoph,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I’ve tried to ask many people for help with this problem. At
>>>>> this point I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> didn’t get any sufficient good answer. The problem is that
>>>>> ‘skin’ is a kind
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of rubber layer. It is impossible to clean it because when you
>>>>> start clean
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it, it going out from the plastic base. So, you can only try to
>>>>> take it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out, but in the same time you will get very ugly looking
>>> plastic.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If someone have better solution than take this rubber off,
>>>>> please share
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> here with your method.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pawel Piotrowski
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>> Newton
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2100)
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