I found an Atari 2600 partially buried in the ground, behind
an abandoned house. It looks like it had been there for a while
because the screws underneath are rusted and all the switches
on top have all corroded to the point they fall off. The
switches have slightly disintegrated to dust. But the screws
underneath are sill holding the console together and that's
the problem with it: it can't be opened without because of the
rusted screws.
I have to open it to clean the inside and because the VHF
cord (to TV) has been cut off. (For some reason all electrical
appliances found in the back yard had their plugs cut off).
I'm thinking about chiseling the screws in order to damage
them enough to get it open but I'm worried about damaging the
circuit board. I've already open an Atari 2600 before and I've seen
the board is held by the plastic of the bottom with the screws.
Tony
