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From: tim@amdcad.UUCP (Tim Olson)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: How do I contact the SECRET 8520 DISTRIBUTION SOCIETY?
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Date: Thu, 18-Sep-86 11:34:18 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 18 11:34:18 1986
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Summary: So what is this 8520?

> 
> 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?

Ok.  I've seen references to an 8520, 8250, and possibly any other permutation
of these numbers, refering to a part in the Amiga.  Not owning an Amiga, I got
out my old copy of BYTE which reviewed it to find out what this mysterious
chip was.  Yup, sure enough, in the margin of the board photograph was the
text "8250" with a pointer to a pair of chips.  But wait a minute, what's this?
MOS Technology?  Looking closer I distinctly saw the parts labeled "6520".
Could it be?  The mysterious and unatainable 8520 is really a lil' ol' MCS6520
(MOS Technology's second source number for Moto's MC6820) PIA? 

Is there a conspiracy involving the SECRET 8520 DISTRIBUTION SOCIETY and
Commodore to corner the market on PIAs? ;-)

Really, could some Amig[ite,ian...] in the know please tell us if these chips
are 6520's or if there really is a part numbered 8520 which I don't know about?

As confused as ever....

	Tim Olson
	Advanced Micro Devices
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