Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!cbmvax!grr
From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Serial port, Amiga 1000 specs
Message-ID: <3034@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 28 Dec 87 00:30:07 GMT
References: <8712101330.AA08428@decwrl.dec.com>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <8712101330.AA08428@decwrl.dec.com> pfister_rob@rangly.dec.com (Robert Pfister ASO/4AG-ME DTN 271-6925...waning half moon in 3 days) writes:
> [go ahead, make my day]
> 
> My A1000 serial port was disabled by a self-destruction modem this summer (it
> transmits, but doesn't receive). I figured it *had* to be a blown 8520, but
> after swapping the 8520's inside, my Amiga worked the same as before. 

Failure to receive is most likely due to a blown 1489A EIA receiver chip.
This is U6L, located just being the right rear corner of the RAM/ROM tower.

These can be had at your local Radio Shack...

-- 
George Robbins - now working for,	uucp: {uunet|ihnp4|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
but no way officially representing	arpa: cbmvax!grr@uunet.uu.net
Commodore, Engineering Department	fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)