Jim,
There ARE people on this board who can answer ALL of your questions about the Thunderbird host chips. In this particular case I am not one of them.I know a little but not enough to make it worthwhile to report. However, in the past when a person would share information about a chip find it seemed the person was "jumped upon" to prove what he/she was saying to be true. Others here on the board insisted that names be disclosed involving the find and the facts.

Instead of just being grateful for the information some here on the board made it VERY unpleasent for the "reporter". So guess what? No one bothers to report anymore. Now you understand WHY there is silence. I suggest you go to Andy's web page, turn to the "Perlowski Files" and read a few of the articles I wrote about this kind of "stuff". It may or may not give you some insight.
Best, Mr."P"