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Endangered classic Mac plastic color returns as 3D-printer filament (mac 3dprinting filament plan9) (arstechnica.com)
8 points by nickt 14 days ago | 4 comments


  • bmonkey325 14 days ago
    I admit, English is not my first language but when I look at the colour on the filament site and in the articles. The "platinum" looks beige/creamish. When I think platinum, I think silver/grey/pewter. Maybe platinum is the grade and not the colour?

    Can someone with obvious good taste help me understand this ?

    https://polarfilament.com/products/retro-platinum-pla-1kg-1-...

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    • KODust 13 days ago
      Possibly the color when printed is slightly different from the color on the spools? Because the color on the spools looks like the previous cream/yellow/beige color used for the original Mac. Either that or they made the mistake of sampling a slightly yellowed Mac.

      The gray Apple used when they decided to modernize was indeed a light gray color.

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    • qingcharles 13 days ago
      I agree that platinum feels like it should be whiter than cream. It's more of an artistic name. I once showed my car to a friend and informed him the paint color was "Champagne Gold." He took one look at it and said "No, it's metallic beige."
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  • bmonkey325 14 days ago
    Discussion of when the great change happened.

    https://vintagemacmuseum.com/when-the-mac-plus-changed-from-.../

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