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I recently got my hands on a couple of Atari 800's and peripherals (disk drives, printer, cartridges, floppy disks). Before I start using this equipment, can someone point me in the right direction as to what are the most basic steps to do to remove dust and grime that's been accumulating since ~1985. Could rubbing alcohol be used on the cartridges and the cartridge slots? How to clean keyboards? Anything to do to disk drive? I'm guessing there might be a user group or articles addressing these questions but have not found them.

Thank you.

I recently got my hands on a couple of Atari 800's and peripherals (disk drives, printer, cartridges, floppy disks). Before I start using this equipment, can someone point me in the right direction as to what are the most basic steps to do to remove dust and grime that's been accumulating since ~1985. Could rubbing alcohol be used on the cartridges and the cartridge slots? How to clean keyboards? Anything to do to disk drive? I'm guessing there might be a user group or articles addressing these questions but have not found them.

Thank you.

I recently got my hands on a couple of Atari 800's and peripherals (disk drives, printer, cartridges, floppy disks). Before I start using this equipment, can someone point me in the right direction as to what are the most basic steps to do to remove dust and grime that's been accumulating since ~1985. Could rubbing alcohol be used on the cartridges and the cartridge slots? How to clean keyboards? Anything to do to disk drive? I'm guessing there might be a user group or articles addressing these questions but have not found them.

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How to clean (or prep) Atari 800 or any old computer

I recently got my hands on a couple of Atari 800's and peripherals (disk drives, printer, cartridges, floppy disks). Before I start using this equipment, can someone point me in the right direction as to what are the most basic steps to do to remove dust and grime that's been accumulating since ~1985. Could rubbing alcohol be used on the cartridges and the cartridge slots? How to clean keyboards? Anything to do to disk drive? I'm guessing there might be a user group or articles addressing these questions but have not found them.

Thank you.