Apple IIc gets a second life in this neat restoration video

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Making an Apple IIc look this good isn't easy.
Photo: The 8-bit Guy

Long before Jony Ive was making ridiculously thin aluminum MacBooks, the Apple IIc reigned supreme as Apple’s first portable computer.

Finding a working model of the 7.5-pound notebook is a tough task, considering it was introduced more than 30 years ago, but restoration expert The 8-Bit Guy came across one and put together a video on how to make the 1984 machine look brand new.

The nasty yellow plastic shell of the Apple IIc looks like a museum relic at first, but with a bit of soldering, hydrogen peroxide, and vigorous scrubbing, the old computer comes back to life in full glory.

Check out the Apple IIc restoration video to see how it’s done:

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