IMSAI Score update/Spare BYTEs/Got an Altair too

[Cini, Richard]

Dave:

	Interesting. I guess that I'll stop by Staples on the way home and
pick up a bottle of the whiteboard cleaner. I did ask the donator what the
story was with the blacked-out logo but I haven't heard from him yet. If he
used a Sharpie marker, I'm not sure that I can get that off without damaging
the plastic. Maybe WD40?

	Like I mentioned, Todd Fischer is selling new computer-generated
masks rather than the photomasks used originally. He claims that the
graphics are sharper and clearer than the original. I would keep the
original photomask in storage anyway. Seeing the logo is more important to
me than keeping the mask vintage. 

Rich

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-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Dave Dunfield
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 9:23 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: RE: IMSAI Score update/Spare BYTEs/Got an Altair too

>OK, I pulled the front panel appart tonight and I found out that whoever
>owned this model colored the silkscreen with magic marker. Bogus!
>
>Anyway, I can get a new photomask from Todd Fischer for $20. Well worth
>it.

I was afraid of that ... Although it's good that you can get a replacement,
keeping it all original has merit as well - depending on the marker used,
you might be able to carefully remove it. Try a Q-tip with some whiteboard
cleaner and move up to stronger solutions as required.

Regards,
Dave
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