Re: Vacuum Cleaning The Apple IIgs

[sknkwrks@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu (Scott Alfter)]

In article <01GZSGHI3OC28X03Y9@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu> EWING@CTRVAX.VANDERBILT.EDU (Rick Ewing) writes:
>To anybody that does want to clean either their keyboard or the inside of
>their computer, I'd recommend a can of Dust-Off (or comparable brand)
>compressed air.  All you have to do is press the button and a cool jet
>of air will blow any dust off your property.  You can find this at
>any store that sells phtographic supplies.  It's quick, easy, and
>much safer than a vacuum cleaner.

I've vacuumed motherboards before...cleaned out the dust inside a IIe
that way once or twice and never had any problems.  Just use the round
attachment with the bristles around the edge...don't try to vacuum
your motherboard with an upright vacuum cleaner or with a beater-bar
attachment. :-)

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