Re: Atari 800 XL. Rust on the PCB?
When you said 'shielding' I immediately thought it must be something American made, as the FCC over there were much more aware of the potential for computers to cause radio interference, so Atari computers especially were always well shielded. Even the 'Timex' version of the UK ZX Spectrum sold in the USA had to be properly RF shielded to meet USA regulations, unlike the original ones.
Atari 400s and 800s were not very common in the UK - very nice machines, but not really very affordable here at the time.
It's always great to hear that someone who had one of the first generation of home computers went on to build a career in software development or IT.
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