25 Jan
2003
25 Jan
'03
8:35 a.m.
Perhaps this is slightly off topic.. (If so, someone say something, and
I'll hush..)
I was down in the basement when I stumbled across my box of moldy old
software, (mostly pre-1995 IBM PC oriented stuff) and thought to myself,
"Hmmm, maybe I should put these up on a bookshelf instead of letting
them rot down here."
Anyways, upon pulling them out of said box, I noticed a number of the
boxes had become fairly squished/dented/etc.. (Next time pack them
better. :-/ )
Any body ever try to "restore" old software/computer boxes? Got any
tips?
Thanks,
David
25 Jan
25 Jan
1:07 p.m.
At 05:46 PM 25/01/2003 -0500, you wrote:
Perhaps this is slightly off topic.. (If so, someone
say something, and
I'll hush..)
I was down in the basement when I stumbled across my box of moldy old
software, (mostly pre-1995 IBM PC oriented stuff) and thought to myself,
"Hmmm, maybe I should put these up on a bookshelf instead of letting
them rot down here."
Anyways, upon pulling them out of said box, I noticed a number of the
boxes had become fairly squished/dented/etc.. (Next time pack them
better. :-/ )
Any body ever try to "restore" old software/computer boxes? Got any
tips?
Thanks,
David
I was recently given a few cubic feet of old Amiga games in
similar condition. About the only solution I could think of was judicious
use of staples.
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26 Jan
26 Jan
4:23 a.m.
On Sat, 25 Jan 2003, Charles E. Fox wrote:
I was recently given a few cubic feet of old
Amiga games in
similar condition. About the only solution I could think of was
judicious use of staples.
AAAGGGHH!!! You destroy artifacts this way. I never use any tape,
staples etc. to mend a box. If a tear is there, I leave it. In fact, I
remove any tape that was applied to a box because over time, that tape
will dry out, fade and crumble away causing further damage to the original
surface and artwork of the box. I only occasionally use glue to mend the
seam of the box where it has separated because the original glue has
broken down.
I view every box of software I have as an artifact in and of itself. As
such, it should be molested as little as possible, and preserved or
restored in a safe manner.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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10:53 a.m.
Yeah, I know about the tape thing... It turns yellow after a few years..
I'll have to do the glue thing... A couple of my Infocom boxes have came
"deglued" at the top/bottom.
I mentioned it to the spouse, and her thought was perhaps a little steam
and a judicious use of a iron.
I hadn't quite decided on that one.. perhaps I'll test on a less
"collectable" box. ("4D Boxing" springs to mind :-) )
David
On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 13:23, Sellam Ismail wrote:
On Sat, 25 Jan 2003, Charles E. Fox wrote:
I was recently given a few cubic feet of
old Amiga games in
similar condition. About the only solution I could think of was
judicious use of staples.
AAAGGGHH!!! You destroy artifacts this way. I never use any tape,
staples etc. to mend a box. If a tear is there, I leave it. In fact, I
remove any tape that was applied to a box because over time, that tape
will dry out, fade and crumble away causing further damage to the original
surface and artwork of the box. I only occasionally use glue to mend the
seam of the box where it has separated because the original glue has
broken down.
I view every box of software I have as an artifact in and of itself. As
such, it should be molested as little as possible, and preserved or
restored in a safe manner.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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4:11 a.m.
On 25 Jan 2003, David Holland wrote:
Any body ever try to "restore" old
software/computer boxes? Got any
tips?
It's a losing battle unles you have them properly stored on a bookshelf
where they have no external forces pushing at their various sides (and in
very wrong angles).
To attempt to rehabilitate them, you must bend the box parts opposite the
way they are currently mishapen to get them to be right again. But for
the most part there is no cure (only prevention == proper storage).
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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