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== Well-known PICs ==
One of the best known PICs, the [[Intel 8259|8259A]], was included in the [[x86 architecture|x86]] PC. In modern times, this is not included as a separate chip in an x86 PC. Rather, its function is included as part of the motherboard's [[Southbridge (computing)|southbridge]] chipset. In other cases, it has been completely replaced by the newer [[Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller]]s which support many more interrupt outputs and more flexible priority schemas.
 
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