English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
retro- + bright with 0 for o as in leetspeak. See retrocomputing.
Retr0bright (uncountable)
- (computing) A chemical mixture, mainly hydrogen peroxide, used to remove yellowing from ABS plastic computer and electronics cases.
2009 April 15, capknight, “Re: Apple Power Supply Questions”, in comp.sys.apple2[1] (Usenet):Keep me busy this weekend! In between blowing power supplies and running all my cases through a bath of retr0bright! Hah!
2012 March 9, JC, “Re: Cleaning my routed STTNG - how to restore the ships?”, in rec.games.pinball[2] (Usenet):retr0bright works well but the plastic does indeed need to be ABS.
2020, Greg Farrell, Game Boy Modding: A Beginner's Guide to Game Boy Mods, Collecting, History, and More![3], page 51:If you want to try this method, you can find Retr0bright recipes and instructions online.
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Retr0bright (third-person singular simple present Retr0brights, present participle Retr0brighting, simple past and past participle Retr0brighted)
- (computing) To remove yellowing from ABS plastic computer or electronics cases via this method.
2009 October 13, atfphot...@gmail.com, “Re: What's in your Apple?”, in comp.sys.apple2[4] (Usenet):These are four different machines I've been restoring over time (cleaning, retrobrighting all the cases, new capacitors on cards and motherboards […]
2017 June 28, cb meeks, “Re: Yet another IIc in my collection”, in comp.sys.apple2[5] (Usenet):This IIc is cleaning up really nice. Going to Retrobright it soon!
2021, Jamie Lendino, Faster Than Light: The Atari ST and the 16-Bit Revolution[6], page 270:Do you need to retrobright your machine if it has some yellowing?
