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IBM PC compatible retro tech enthusiast who likes trying out unique retro experiments!

Nov 8, 2025, 6 tweets

I've cleaned and tested three of my $10 laptops so far. And they are flawless!!

The fourth one I cleaned is a little rough (bad screen bezel, failing HDD, battery was taped in, and mouse pointer is bad) but hey it at least powers on!

Some of these are super gross...

This cleaned up, but idiot me applied a bit too much goof off and discolored the plastic. With a melamine pad it will clean up but I might leave this to remind me not to be stupid 😂. Also, it works!!

This one way very dirty. It is also very dead. Project for later!

We still have a lot of work to do, but I am out of magic erasers and I am tired of cleaning, so I will throw a tarp over these and pick up later!

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