biroballpoint

Hi, I've done a bit of experimenting with 35% Hydrogen Peroxide and UK September sun (cloudy with a chance of no sun) and the results are impressive, but what I wanted to share is the way you can get the stuff to stay on the cases. I dissolved a few spoonfuls of wallpaper adhesive granules into 300ml of HP solution and a small pinch of Oxy stain remover, mixing well. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140573612932 <----Doesn't work Wrapping everything in bubblewrap (I ran out of clingfilm) I placed everything on top of my shed roof at 5am before I went to work. After coming home at 530pm, I unwrapped and washed the cases (1050 & 800XL). Great results for such a cloudy day but my 800XL top case came out in a bubble wrap rash! So the bubblewrap was a failure. The cases came out a lot better than I expected for just one dull day, and now look brand new (except for the bubblewrap pattern on top of the XL). The wallpaper paste was a success though and I now plan to bleach my 65XE & 130XE, along with my 800, which is very yellowed. I hope this gives some encouragement to other users to try it. It took me 2 hours to dismantle, clean and treat a 1050 & 800XL case and 1 dull day to expose them to (weak) sunshine. But it worked. WARNING!!!!! This chemical is <3PH, meaning it is extremely corrosive (acidic) - I got my hands burned not wearing protection, thinking I could avoid splashes etc. It doesn't work to hope you don't get any on your hands (it's painful and turns your fingers a chalky white). Thank god I didn't splash any in my eyes! Please be careful and wear some latex gloves and change them frequently as drops can get into them without you knowing. And don't touch your eyes either, could be catastrophic :-/ Good luck and give it a go <<<<<<<<Edited to remove the bad link and replace with valid one<<<<<< THIS should work (for UK eBay) http://stores.ebay.co.uk/APC-PURE?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Is this thread still alive? I've been looking at starting to program again and a Black Box could come in handy for me :-) * I didn't read the latest posts, apologies. I guess it won't be made again, which is a shame :-(

Thanks, I will try the BBS option

I'm new to this forum/site but have owned an XL since the mid 80's. I'd like to know if there is any way of using 8-bit gear to send and recieve emails etc? I just want to see how many modern tasks the old technology can do without mods. I have a 800XL, 130XE, SX212, XEP-80, 4x1050s and a 850.