IMSAI Score update/Spare BYTEs/Got an Altair too

[Dwight K. Elvey]

Hi Rich
 Try things like "goof off" as well. I've used rubbing
alcohol to remove marker from plastic in the past with
reasonable results. If it has soaked into the surface,
there is not much that will remove it.
Dwight

>From: "Cini, Richard" <Richard.Cini at wachovia.com>
>
>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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