[NTLK] Remove the sticky skin of a 2000

Thu Sep 20 17:58:13 EDT 2018

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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> >>>>>>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>>> Jon Glass
> >>>>>>>>>> jonglass at usa.net
> >>>>>>>>>> jonglass at mac.com
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