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From: joels@tekred.TEK.COM (Joel Swank)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Sticky Icons
Message-ID: <1861@tekred.TEK.COM>
Date: Tue, 24-Nov-87 12:05:21 EST
Article-I.D.: tekred.1861
Posted: Tue Nov 24 12:05:21 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Nov-87 16:29:56 EST
References: <4222@garfield.UUCP> <21823@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <483@ndsuvax.UUCP>
Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.
Lines: 23
Keywords: Bug Icon Workbench Amiga
Summary: Bad 8520

In article <483@ndsuvax.UUCP>, ncegeber@ndsuvax.UUCP (Roger Egeberg) writes:
> About 40% of the time when I
> double-clicked on an icon, nothing would happen.  I'd still be able to move 
> the pointer around.  When I tried to pull down a menu (by pressing the right
> mouse button), then the pointer stopped moving also.  The 'cure' that I found
> was to eject the floppy and put it back in.  Then whatever was supposed to 
> happen after the double-click usually DID happen.
> 
> Roger Egeberg    ncegeber@ndsuvax.UUCP

I had this problem on my 1000. It was an 8520. First I zapped one of
my ports with a static spark. The Amiga wouldn't boot. So I swapped
the 8520s. Then it would boot, but I had the above problem. I lived
with it until a new 8520 came in and I replaced it. I can't remember
if it was the parallel or serial 8520. The strange thing is that
both ports still worked. The static must have just blown a timer or
some other part of the chip. I have killed 2 8520s with static.
I keep a couple on hand now.


Joel Swank
Tektronix, Redmond, Oregon
joels@tekred.TEK.COM