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From: U33695@uicvm.uic.edu (John Walsh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Dead/ Comatose Mac
Message-ID: <91067.170949U33695@uicvm.uic.edu>
Date: 8 Mar 91 23:09:49 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
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I was working on my Mac (a 512E with a 2 meg Dove upgrade, both of which are
several years old), when it froze up, made nasty lines on the screen and sort
of crackled a lot.  I turned off the power. When I restarted, I got the black
screen with the very sad Mac face (the one with X's for eyes) and the code
020800 (I think) and little blinking lines and dots underneath that look
a little like Morse code.  Turning it off and on again produced the same
result. Leaving it off overnight didn't help.
I my Mac terminal? Can it be saved? Any diagnosis or prognosis would be
appreciated.
Thanks,
John Walsh
U33695@UICVM.BITNET

p.s. Sorry about the multiple posts, but it wasn't clear where this problem
would be most appropriate, and besides, I'm a desperate man.