Re: a CIA riddle - please run these tests

From: groepaz_at_gmx.net
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 20:18:26 +0200
Message-ID: <5128442.E0xQCEvomI_at_rakete>
Am Donnerstag, 18. Juni 2020, 20:09:52 CEST schrieb Gerrit Heitsch:
> On 6/18/20 7:37 PM, groepaz_at_gmx.net wrote:
> > Now run the "delay2-new" and "delay2-old" programs. Green border means
> > "test passed", and will generally tell if you have a "new" or "old" CIA.
> > (Contrary to popular belief this can NOT be reliably determined from
> > whats written on the chip)
> 
> So far I was always able to tell what kind of CIA it is by looking at
> the chip.
> 
> No, the 'A' after the 6526 is not an indicator.
> 
> I do know 3 CIAs though:
> 
> 6526 (sometimes with 'R4')
> 8521R0 (also labeled as '6526' with '206A')
> 8521R1 (labeled 6526 with '216A')
> 
> The question is, can you tell the 8521R0 und R1 apart via software? I
> have seen the 8521R1 stamped as '6526B', meaning good for 3 MHz.

we are looking at a different behaviour found in a 6526 with timestamp 4485 
and one (two) with timestamp 3084/3384 here. (which we are trying to narrow 
down and/or confirm)

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