Re: Dead Mac/Live IIGS... Clueless

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jds <julianlzb87@clara.net> wrote:

>A friend of mine has an Mac which doesn't boot up.
>
>The only thing that happens when powered on is something like...
>4 or 5 notes....
>
>ie    d d
>            d
>              d
>                d                    (imagine this to be music notation)
>
>followed by a cymball splash.... then nothing.
>
>Anyone familiar with scenario?

Here's the irony:  Apple programmed the reverse note
sequence into the Apple IIGS to signify that the IIGS
IS FINE!

Just run the IIGS self-test (disable your accelerator first
if you want to pass).  At the end, the notes go up the
scale followed by the exclamation "System OK."