Vacuum Cleaning The Apple IIgs

[a228peng@cdf.toronto.edu (Peng Tom Ming-Teh)]

Wisdom has not been with me lately. It found out the hard way that it is 
not the most appropiate way to clean my Apple IIgs with a vacuum 
cleaner.
 
My GS had become somewhat dusty, so I decided to vacuum clean my GS. I 
pulled out my Canadian made Beaumark high power suck-anything-in vacuum 
cleaning machine, and begin lifting the dust that has been laying on top of 
my GS keyboard. To my astounishment, my <CLEAR> key on the keypad was 
sucked into the vaccuum machine and was tore into several pieces. 
My logic must be flawed to think of using a vaccum machine on a 
computer. Looking at my keyboard without a key made me feel a sense of loss 
as if my beloved GS is now physically challenged. 
 
The moral of the story: Do not vaccuum clean your computer, especially on 
lose parts. 
 
If anyone has a disfunctional GS keyboard and wouldn't mind pulling off the 
<CLEAR> key and send it to me, I will offer my eternal gratitude for your 
generosity.
 
Please reach me by email. Thank you.
 
Tom Peng
a228peng@cdf.utoronto.ca