Color footage of American cities in the 1970s
It's Labor Day, so enjoy this soothing video of America in the '70s in glorious color!
How to turn yellowed plastic on old computers back to beige
I've said this before and it's certainly worth highlighting again after watching this video here. The 8-Bit Guy YouTube channel is one of the best out there if you're interested in vintage technology and gadgets and how they work.
A few of his videos center around Apple products from yesteryear such as this Apple IIc he picked up. Now, if you're not an Apple fanboy you might be asking why you would care about this video. Well, it's because the video is really less about the Apple IIc and more about the incredible process he went through to turn that iconic '80s and '90s beige exterior (which has yellowed over time) back into a shining like-new shell!
Apparently, the magic is hydrogen peroxide and some sunbathing.
He has one more video about the process here.
The Hot Wheels PC restored and booted up!
This is hilarious. LGR has gotten his hands on the infamously bad Hot Wheels PC and actually got it restored and working. All the manuals, all the components, all the flames! This is such a fantastic video showing the horrible design era we went through with the rise of PCs in the home. Glad this is over.
Here are a few ads I found of the PC being sold.
Colorware can make your new iMac look like an old retro Mac
Got $3800 lying around? Sure you do! Everybody does right? So why not spend all that extra cash you have on this retro-styled (or retro-colored) Apple 27" iMac? Limited to just 25 units, this special re-coloring of the aluminum iMac turns your new computer into a slightly older looking unit while still maintaining all that blazing fast speed in the iMac. I forgot how nice that rainbow Apple logo looked on beige. Man, beige...the most boring color in the world and the color of all PCs for a hot minute. WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE!
