Bill, I'm quite curious after the plastics of these old machines. How is that holding up? The casing of the European Snes'es are turning yellowish because of oxidation etc and will no doubt become brittle in a couple of decades. So how is the quality of 'hardware' in your collection? Any signs of degrading plastics?
Cheers... Editor / Pixelator - Armchair Arcade, Inc.
Well, the plastic quality of the VideoBrain and quite a few of my other systems seems exceptional - as good as new. It seems like the tan, white or cream colored systems, particularly systems from Apple and Nintendo, discolor quite easily (top of my head, I also have an Atari 130XE that's quite discolored and I believe that's more grayish normally). A few miscellaneous items seem also to have brittle plastic that cracks easily, but overall, no major complaints. I've also only come across a few signs of rust, like with the original Commodore PET from a few "Photo of the Week" back...
Bill, I'm quite curious after the plastics of these old machines. How is that holding up? The casing of the European Snes'es are turning yellowish because of oxidation etc and will no doubt become brittle in a couple of decades. So how is the quality of 'hardware' in your collection? Any signs of degrading plastics?
Cheers...
Editor / Pixelator - Armchair Arcade, Inc.
Well, the plastic quality of the VideoBrain and quite a few of my other systems seems exceptional - as good as new. It seems like the tan, white or cream colored systems, particularly systems from Apple and Nintendo, discolor quite easily (top of my head, I also have an Atari 130XE that's quite discolored and I believe that's more grayish normally). A few miscellaneous items seem also to have brittle plastic that cracks easily, but overall, no major complaints. I've also only come across a few signs of rust, like with the original Commodore PET from a few "Photo of the Week" back...
Here's a recent article on the discoloration subject: http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/189
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.