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Title: Yet another Bargain :)
Post by: carvedeye on November 14, 2014, 08:17:44 PM
Bought another 1200 for £5.50 and collected it today so thought I would share it with you all :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281486440504?_trksid=p2059210.m2748.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Title: Re: Yet another Bargain :)
Post by: Paulie85 on November 14, 2014, 09:04:30 PM
Yes, but then you need to figure in the cost of some workbench disks
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/400597639228?nav=SEARCH
Title: Re: Yet another Bargain :)
Post by: carvedeye on November 14, 2014, 09:12:28 PM
Quote from: Paulie85;777387
Yes, but then you need to figure in the cost of some workbench disks
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/400597639228?nav=SEARCH


This is just another Amiga I have added to my collection and I already have workbench 3.1 disks plus the link you gave me was for wb 1.3 which is no good for an aga machine?
Title: Re: Yet another Bargain :)
Post by: Paulie85 on November 14, 2014, 09:13:37 PM
Yeah, I was just joking. Take a look at the price.
Title: Re: Yet another Bargain :)
Post by: carvedeye on November 14, 2014, 09:28:45 PM
Quote from: Paulie85;777389
Yeah, I was just joking. Take a look at the price.


Haha I didn't even notice my bad :)
Title: Re: Yet another Bargain :)
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on November 14, 2014, 10:19:28 PM
Crazy price!  #jealous
Title: Re: Yet another Bargain :)
Post by: carvedeye on November 14, 2014, 10:25:42 PM
Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;777410
Crazy price!  #jealous


The system has had a lot of neglect it has dirt and gunk outside and a lot of dust inside so going to give it a good clean and bring up like new, the keys are yellowed and need to have clean, I was think of taking the plastic keys of the keyboard and putting them in a pillow case to clean them but don't know if this would clean them?
Title: Re: Yet another Bargain :)
Post by: danbeaver on November 14, 2014, 10:45:25 PM
You can start with a good detergent (Dawn dish washing liquid) and soft scrub brush and if that fails try 90% isopropyl alcohol, although for old dried fingerprints Tert-Butyl alcohol works.  Then use a Retr0Brite solution of 12% hydrogen peroxide is a bowl of warm water for the yellowing; remember that once the are rinsed and dried from the peroxide bath to spray a coat of clear polyurethane to prevent yellow from returning.

Just a suggestion.
Title: Re: Yet another Bargain :)
Post by: carvedeye on November 14, 2014, 10:49:35 PM
Quote from: danbeaver;777424
You can start with a good detergent (Dawn dish washing liquid) and soft scrub brush and if that fails try 90% isopropyl alcohol, although for old dried fingerprints Tert-Butyl alcohol works.  Then use a Retr0Brite solution of 12% hydrogen peroxide is a bowl of warm water for the yellowing; remember that once the are rinsed and dried from the peroxide bath to spray a coat of clear polyurethane to prevent yellow from returning.

Just a suggestion.


Cheers danbeaver will give it a try, I have just set it up to test it and it appears that the floppy drive is not working so looks like I am going to have to clean that to, if it still doesn't work then I will have to buy a new from amigkit.
Title: Re: Yet another Bargain :)
Post by: Dragster on November 14, 2014, 10:52:39 PM
Quote from: carvedeye;777382
Bought another 1200 for £5.50 and collected it today so thought I would share it with you all :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281486440504?_trksid=p2059210.m2748.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT


What a bargain, I feel envy! I paid 4 times that for P.P Hammer a few days ago  ;-)

Now treat her very well.

Congrats,

Dragster
Title: Re: Yet another Bargain :)
Post by: carvedeye on November 14, 2014, 10:53:31 PM
Quote from: Dragster;777428
What a bargain, I feel envy! I paid 4 times that for P.P Hammer a few days ago  ;-)

Now treat her very well.

Congrats,

Dragster


Don't worry Dragster I will treat her like a princess :)