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From: lchirica@polyslo.UUCP (Laurian Chirica)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Hardware Test Programs for Mac II
Message-ID: <1579@polyslo.UUCP>
Date: 17 Mar 88 04:47:45 GMT
References: <1539@polyslo.UUCP> <11540148@hpsmtc1.HP.COM>
Reply-To: lchirica@polyslo.UUCP (Laurian Chirica)
Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo
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In article <11540148@hpsmtc1.HP.COM> kwallich@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (Ken Wallich) writes:
>/ hpsmtc1:comp.sys.mac / lchirica@polyslo.UUCP (Laurian Chirica) / 11:15 am  Mar 13, 1988 /
>>I had a Mac II since Dec. '78 and I love it.
>                      ^^^^^^^
>Gee, then why did I buy that wimply little 128K mac in 1984 :-).

Sorry about the typo!  Dyslexic fingers, I suppose :-).  It was Dec. 1987.
And, yes, even partly broken, I do like my Mac II.  

>Actually, I haven't been able to find any hardware test programs for my
>II either, although I'm not having any problems (I bought mine in November
>'87, or was that '06?), but then I bought AppleCare, so I guess I'm blessed :-)
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
So that's the idea! More $$$$....    

Why is it that IBM PC buyers can get (at additional cost) test programs,
hardware reference manuals with step-by-step instructions for trouble
shooting?  Why is it that the 'rest of us' cannot be trusted to use
a SCSI loopback and a test program?   I am willing to pay for the
additional hardware and manuals and be able to do my own maintenance
after warranty.   What's wrong with that?

Please no flames about sticking with IBM and all that... That's
hardly my point.  I know that MacII is a more complex machine than
the PC, but I like it well enough to put in the time and effort to learn
and take care of it, probably better than an average dealer.

Hardware IQ test, Apple style:  Guess where the programmer switch goes on
the Mac II?  Hint: the more you know about previous Macs the worse your guess
is likely to be.  No other instructions.

Yes, I love my Mac but I am not so sure about the Apple Inc. policies.

-- 
Laurian M. Chirica  (lchirica@polyslo.UUCP)
Computer Science Department
California Polytechnic State University (CAL POLY)
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 - (805) 756-1332