Advanced Amiga Analyzer found in storage

[Matt_H]

Never seen one in person, but the Amiga Analyzer is supposed to be able to check most components of a machine via interfacing with the ports. It's supposed to be able to tell you what's wrong with a machine, especially if that machine won't even boot up.

It was probably built as a quick diagnostic tool for dealers/repair shops to use before breaking out the multimeter.

[Matt_H]

The AA2 is an excellent device. The hardware device only lets you know if the proper voltages are present on the ports. The software has to be booted to analyze the ports. The tests can not be "run" on a non-bootable machine.

I was under the impression that you'd run the software from another machine (serial link to the Analyzer) to diagnose the dead one?