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:
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
