Looking for an 8 bit FDC...

If what you're really after is a "read anything" system for archival purposes, why bother with someone's FDC? There was a time when processor horsepower was limited and LSI didn't mean what it does now and an LSI FDC seemed like a good idea. That was then and this is now. If you can find a 64KB FIFO (salvaged from an old video card maybe) or a bunch of 8 bit counters and some SRAM, you can build your own version of a Catweasel and read just about anything--including those Victor 9000 or Motorola VersaDOS diskette or any number of bizarre copy-protection schemes. You can use an 8255 for drive control and the rest is mostly LSTTL glue. Writing is a little more complicated, but reading is simple. When talking about multiple controllers on a card, it seems that a simpler approach might be a bit more flexible. Cheers, Chuck