From: gatewaycityca@yahoo.com   
      
   Hi all,   
   I bought a vintage Tandy 200 portable computer a while back. It's in good   
   condition and works great, with a few minor issues. It's a really cool little   
   computer and I'm amazed that it runs on AA batteries! I took the cover off one   
   time and I saw that it    
   has a small built-in nickel-cadmium backup battery. Surprisingly, it still   
   holds a charge and kept documents in the RAM even after the AA batteries died.   
   I noticed though that the ends of the battery look a little bit corroded.   
   Should I be concerned    
   about this? I've heard that old batteries in some other vintage computers can   
   start to leak and damage the circuit board, but someone else told me that I   
   don't really to worry about Ni-Cad batteries leaking. Should I replace it? And   
   if so, what would you    
   recommend? I would think that a more modern Ni-mh would be better.   
      
   Thanks for any help!    
      
   - Chris   
      
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