Re: No Slot Clock - Damaged?

["Gus Vilomar" <gvilomar@bellsouth.net>]

I tried your suggestion without any luck.  However, I did some research and
I noticed in an earlier thread that Jay Edwards mentioned that the "battery"
on the chip doesn't last too long; he just pops in a new chip.  I thought
that battery on the chip would "recharge" everytime you boot up the
computer.  I guess not...

Gus


Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote in message
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> Gus Vilomar writes ...
> >
> > Curious, for any of you who have a Dallas Smartwatch installed -> how
long
> > have you had it working?  I bought mine a few weeks ago, installed it a
week
> > or so ago, installed the software a few days ago, and everything was
find
> > and dandy.  However, yesterday, after installing Prosel8 4.0 on one of
my
> > 3.5" disks, I booted my Apple IIc+ with the Copy II+ on S5,D1 and I got
a
> > message that the No Slot clock was not installed.  In other words, the
NSC
> > software loaded on the Copy II+ disk wasn't recognizing the chip
anymore.
> > When I tried to change the time with the NSC software, I got an error
> > stating that the "No Slot Clock is not installed or the TIME IS FAULTY"
> >
> > I checked the ProSel8 4.0 disk and found a different type of "clock"
> > software.  Maybe ProSel8 4.0 may have tried to install a different type
of
> > clock software.  Do you think that this software may have corrupted any
> > stored data on the chip thus making it unrecognizable?  If so, how do I
get
> > it back in working condition.  Any help would be appreciated!!!!
>  ....
>
>      You might try booting a ProDOS which has the NSC patch. This is
likely to
> be a relatively 'brute force' install-- i.e. it is more likely to wipe out
the
> effects of whatever ProSel did. Then, try going back to the newer NSC
utility.
>
>      For future uses of ProSel, you may need to eliminate any pieces which
mess
> with the clock.
>
>
>
> Rubywand