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From: d@alice.UucP (Daniel Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: How do I contact the SECRET 8520 DISTRIBUTION SOCIETY?
Message-ID: <6040@alice.uUCp>
Date: Tue, 9-Sep-86 23:24:29 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  9 23:24:29 1986
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Reply-To: d@alice.UUCP (Daniel Rosenberg)
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Hi! It's me again!
		- Joe's Garage, Act I, the Central Scrutinizer.

Firstly:
	Thanks to everyone who has replied (or tried to reply through
the ruthless uucp mail system) to my query about parallel
cables, and the ensuing cable about blown up Amiga's done in by
fooling with parallel cables at the wrong time.

	Let me summarize the responses:
	Take an IBM parallel standard cable. Gender-mender that sucker.
Cut pins 16 and 23-25 on the DB-25 end - cut them well. If you get extra
linefeeds and all your drivers and DIPs are correct, don't hesitate to
cut pin 14.

	If you decide you want to plug or unplug you parallel cable
(or possibly the monitor cable) while the Amiga is on, and then your
computer doesn't work anymore (the disk drive is freaked in the parallel
case), then you've got yourself a case of 8520itis. Replace the right-hand
8520 (the one that is connected to the parallel interface section and the
internal disk drive section.)

  # # # My [hopefully] FINAL query (for a while, hedge, hedge) # # #

I've tried my authorized Commodore dealer. "Call Commodore."

I've called Commodore. "Try your authorized dealer."

I've tried my authorized dealer again. "Sorry, try Commodore."

I've tried UNauthorized dealers. "Duh? What's an 8520? We can't get any
of those..."

Okay. I admit it. I'm stuck. Do I have to creep into another Amiga owner's
house in the dead of night and steal one of his 8520s? Must I dance under
the full moon in jockey shorts? What can I do to convince someone to sell
me an 8520?

(I've gotten the same request through the mail from several people, who
are now becoming as disillusioned as I am.)

It's always fun saying,
"Thanks for your help!"

And to the kind soul in Los Alamos who sent me the Epson driver, it's on
its way back as soon as I can copy and then copy what you want! Thanks
for any patience you have left...

-- 
# Daniel Rosenberg  (CE)   @   AT&T Bell Labs, Murray Hill 
# disclaimer: These opinions are necessarily mine, not my employer's.     
# UUCP: { (ihnp4) || research || allegra}!alice!d  AT&T: 201/582-6455 (work)
# "We're not in the eighth dimension! We're over New Jersey!" - BB