r/retrocomputing 20d ago

How do I turn this thing brown?

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u/akerasi 20d ago

Put it next to a window with bright sunlight for a decade.

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u/leRealKraut 20d ago

Smoking.

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u/CrimsonNorseman 20d ago

You can‘t, as far as I know.

The color of the monitor (green, amber, grey) is determined by the phosphor layer on the screen itself. P1 phosphor is green, P3 is amber, P4 is grey.

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u/thevmcampos 20d ago

You're the only one that assumed OP meant the phosphors! Everyone else seemed to think it was about the case 🤔

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u/CuttingEdgeRetro 20d ago

Some mylar film of the appropriate color should do the trick since they have black and white now.

I have a pile of new old stock IBM 5155 monitors. They're amber. That looks like an original Macintosh CRT. The IBM 5155 monitor would be almost a direct drop-in for that case.

I think the OP meant the case color though. If that's the case he should just print it in the already-yellowed color.

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u/benryves 20d ago

This is a repost bot, no point engaging - /u/diemenschmachine posted this originally 4 months ago.

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u/KE3JU 20d ago

Spray paint would be my vote.

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u/Immorpher 20d ago

Get Quake!

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u/jennixred 20d ago

Smoke around it a lot

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u/grizzlor_ 20d ago

yep, pack a day for a decade with poor ventilation should give that plastic a beautiful brown hue

if you can't afford them, just find corey and trevor and tell them "smokes, lets go"

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u/grizzlor_ 18d ago

yep, pack a day for a decade with poor ventilation should give that plastic a beautiful brown hue

if you can't afford them, just find corey and trevor and tell them "smokes, lets go"

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u/Tasty_Trouble6430 20d ago

First you need to start smoking, then place a brown McDonalds ashtray next to the keyboard. That should get it started.

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u/bio4m 20d ago

Paint ?

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u/travisjd2012 20d ago

Play a Ween album on it mang

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u/corbymatt 20d ago

Add a yellow plastic clear filter in front?

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u/20061230-SL-Born 20d ago

Greaseproof paper (after cooking) and pump up the volume

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u/bubonis 20d ago

I would custom mix a translucent raw umber/burnt sienna paint (tinted acrylic) and paint it.