Re: Seiko datagraph

[jcitro@cwis.unomaha.edu (Joe Citro)]

dlyons@Apple.COM  writes:
> In article <9212312152.AA22603@cwis.unomaha.edu> jcitro@CWIS.UNOMAHA.EDU (Joe Citro) writes:
> >
> >  Last summer, I bought one of those Seiko datagraph watches at 
> >  Kansasfest.  When I got it home I tried it out on my II GS and the
> >  software wouldn't work right.  I put it away and promptly forgot about
> > it.  Today, I got it out again and guess what, it still doesn't work.
> >  I keep getting a "bad time from clock" error. Could this be because
> >the 
> >  GS has a clock of its own?  I know the watch was designed for the
> >  II+ and IIe, but I was hoping it would work on the GS.  Does anyone
> >  have a clue on how to get it to work?  Thanks in advance.
> 
> Works for me!  Set the GS speed to Slow (1MHz).  Then use their software
> to set the clock in the white box.  (Strangely, the software doesn't seem
> to let you actually set the *watch's* time.)
> -- 
> David A. Lyons, Apple Computer, Inc.      |   DAL Systems
> Apple II System Software Engineer         |   P.O. Box 875
> Internet:dlyons@apple.com                 |   Cupertino, CA 95015-0875
> 
> My opinions are my own, not Apple's.

  Thanks Dave, and everyone else that responded.  I slowed it down to 1 MHz
  and the software worked. For some reason, it won't recognize 1993 though.
  everytime, I enter 1993 and set the rest of the data, the software 
  comes back with 1999.

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