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From: dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Any diagnostic software?
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Date: 6 Mar 90 22:04:43 GMT
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Sooner or later (probably later), I'd like to buy a second, used,
Mac+.  Before I buy used equipment, I'd like to know whether it works.

I have only one piece of diagnostic software--it puts up a test
pattern and lets you check whether straight lines are really straight,
etc.  (I don't remember the name, but I think I got it on a "free"
PowerUser's disk from MacWarehouse.)

I also have MacEnvy, which tells me which model Mac I have, how much
memory is installed, and several related details.  And, of course, the
Mac itself runs a *brief* memory check on bootup.

Is this all there is?  Isn't there any software that will do any more
extensive checking, of the Mac and/or any peripherals that might be
attached?  Or do I just have to figure that if it boots at all, that's
good enough?

(BTW, I have been reading the net for some time now, and I have seen
this question posted before.  I just never saw any answers.)

-- Dave Matuszek (dave@prc.unisys.com)
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