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In article <870213@hpcilzb.HP.COM> tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) writes:
>
>>when a mac suddenly crashes in the middle of an application and a sad mac
>>comes up with 02902 code beneath it (no bomb/restart/resume dialog at all)
>>what could it be?
>...
>When you turn on the Macintosh or press the Reset programmer's switch,
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  IMPORTANT!!!
>several memory and system diagnostic tests take place.  If any test fails,
>the Sad Mac appears.  The code number below it indicates the nature of the
>malfunction.  The first two digits indicate the type of error...

If the Sad Mac shows up in the middle of running an application the codes
don't mean diddly squat.  A wild jump into the ROM could get you anywhere,
with anything happening.  Those error codes only have meaning when displayed
at Reset time, since only then is the proper software in control of the error
display routine.

In other words, you don't know any more than you did when you started!
(Namely it's broke.)

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