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From: fsimmons@cs.strath.ac.uk (Fraser J Simmons IE88)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: dead 1040 (or something like that)
Message-ID: <5910@baird.cs.strath.ac.uk>
Date: 1 Mar 91 14:26:49 GMT
Organization: Comp. Sci. Dept., Strathclyde Univ., Scotland.
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I don't have any firm advice except that I am a firm believer in the
"No black magic" principle. It kept my sanity when I was programming the
Amiga (spit). You hve started out on the right track.

My advice is to take the board out and stick it in your friend's machine,
ie


if friend's machine with your board works then 
   while it works and not attachments run out do
     exchange one attachment from your friends machine with own attachment
     try again
   end while
   if attachments ran out then 
      write (" Your having me on ")
   else 
      write ("The last thing you exchanged is the faulty component")
   endif
else
   write ("something major wrong with your board")
   write ("Do you still want a 1040?")
   read (reply)
   if reply in ['y','Y'] then
      if cost second hand < cost new then
         get a second hand 1040
         replace your board for the one out replacement
         cannibalise the rest for spares
         keep old board!!
      else
         if cost new > prepared to pay then
            try buying a new replacement board
         else
            buy new st
         endif
         if not(replacement available) then
            write ("Sorry use your friends 1040") or
            get board serviced professionally
         endif
     endif
   else
      choose new type of machine
   endif
endif

hope you get it fixed,
Fraser
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