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From: jwabik@umnd-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Amiga Repairs:  Successful
Message-ID: <379@umnd-cs-gw.umnd-cs.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 3-Feb-87 01:27:03 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb  3 01:27:03 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 4-Feb-87 03:39:37 EST
Organization: University of Minnesota at Duluth, Computer Science
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Keywords: Thanks, CBM!

A while back I posted a question regarding the failing of my real-time clock..
Andy Finkel and Dave Haynie responded that "...  the 8520 chip is broken ..."

Sure enough.

My 8520 order finally arrived at my dealer today, and after about 1 hour of
slow and careful replacement (its really a 10 minute job, but I'm not a *real*
hardware hacker..), I'm now watching the second hand on my clock swing around
quite nicely..   A note of thanks to both you guys..  Who was it that said
Commodore doesn't provide support?  

The whole experience gained me an interesting piece of trivia (forgive
me if this has come up before), too..  As I was replacing the top cover,
I noticed that there are 52 signatures, assumedly the "creators" of the 
Amiga, as raised surfaces on the inside of the cover.  (Actually, 52 
signatures and something that looked like a dog's pawprint.  I'm not quite
sure what to make of that.. )   The "John Hancock" award goes to Robert J.
Michal, and the inverse thinking award goes to Rob Peck.  

Oh.. One more question to you CBM'ers..  If you REALLY know everything 
about Amiga hardware...  Tell me where this one last screw goes...  8^)

Thanks again!

	-Jeff