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On 24 Dec 1997 11:46:05, Jim Moyes wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Dec 1997 18:18:18 GMT, dbolt@my-ste.demon.co.uk (David Bolt) wrote:
> 
> >On 22 Dec 1997 11:35:31, Jim Moyes wrote:
> >> Hi All
> >> 
> >> The clock in my Atari ST has stopped. 
> >> I assume, like my Pc that it is run off a battery but what size/number etc is
> >> it before I open the case? >> Any info about replacing the battery would be welcome :-)
> >
> >AFAIK the STs don't have a battery backed clock on board although the Mega
> >ST/STEs do. What are the symptoms of it's failure?
> >
> >Regards,
> >      David              E-Mail :- dbolt@my-ste.demon.co.uk
> I had not used my Atari for a couple of years, had to move to Pc for outside
> reasons but now when I start it up the clock is never set as it was when
> switched off.  Does the clock normally need to be reset at start-up, it is such
> a long time since I used it I can't remember? :>) 

If it isn't a Mega ST/STE, yes it needs setting at power-up. If you don't
use a clock program during the boot-up, you'll probably need to set it after
every reset.

If you want a clock that keeps the time through resets, I've a couple of
them on my web-site. There are 2 versions, one for an ST with a HD floppy,
and one for the normal DD floppy. The HD floppy version sets the step rate
to 6ms, so the HD floppies are read correctly.

The files are at <URL:http://www.my-ste.demon.co.uk/files/clock.zip> for
the DD version and <URL:http://www.my-ste.demon.co.uk/files/hdclock.zip>
for the HD version. I'll apologize now for the docs, I'm no good at writing
them.

BTW, it doesn't matter if you use the HD version on a normal ST/STE since
the only change was the step rate goes from 3ms to 6ms.

Regards,
      David              E-Mail :- dbolt@my-ste.demon.co.uk

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