Re: IIc System Clock...

[Stephen Shaw <xstephenx@apple2.org.za>]

Oi, you could have used a No Slot clock. I used one in my IIc and had no
problems!

On 19 Jun 2001 23:04:30 GMT, Kevin Saturna wrote:

> I got one of these in the 80's so the BBS I ran could be time-savvy.
> Overall I found it to be a horribly irritating device..  But it worked.
> I still have it, and it still works, and I have the box and manuals and
> everything it came with.
>
> It requires I believe THREE AA batteries.  It eats them up like crazy and
> you have to unscrew the case to replace them.  Very annoying.  You  have
> to plug it into either the modem or printer port, and I found annoyances
> with either option.
>
> AND ProDOS will not recognize the clock on its own.  You need to put a
> special driver on every single disk you wish to boot to make it work.
>
> I have the original software disk with the manuals and etc.
>
> I'm surprised if it is not already sitting at one of the archives.  If
> not, I'm sure as an owner of the hardware you are entitled to the
> necessary software.
>
> Do I sound a tad bitter?  Well, maybe.  That clock was a lot of trouble.
> But it is a unique computer device.. And maybe the only way to have a
> clock with a //c besides some kind of internal hardware mod.  (Certain
> Z-80 chips had clocks in them)
>
> So there you go,
> ---Kevin
>
>
> Tony Cianfaglione <ab616@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote:
>
>: All this talk of the IIc lately has prompted me to dig out my old IIc
>: System Clock which I've never been able to get working ever since I bought
>: it used several years ago.
>
>: It was made by Creative Peripherals Unlimited for Applied Engineering.  I
>: don't have a manual for it.  Did it require software or was everything
>: built-in?  What port was it used in?  Does anyone have one working and
>: could give me advice on how to get this working?
>
>: Thanks...
>

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