[NTLK] Remove the sticky skin of a 2000

Thu Sep 20 18:09:55 EDT 2018

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
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Worldwide Apple Newton Users Map: http://user-map.applenewton.
>>>> co.uk <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://user-map.applenewton.co.uk/>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> NPDS Server: http://newton1.applenewton.co.uk:8079 (powered by
>>>> Newton
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2100)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> NPDS Tracker Server: http://tracker.applenewton.co.uk:3680 <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://tracker.applenewton.co.uk:3680/> (powered by Raspberry
>>>> Pi)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/applenewtonfan/ <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/applenewtonfan/>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AppleNewtonFan/ <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.instagram.com/indigi_newton/>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/AppleNewtonFan/ <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://twitter.com/indigi_newton/>
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>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> Jon Glass
>>>>>>>>>>>> jonglass at usa.net
>>>>>>>>>>>> jonglass at mac.com
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