Re: Dallas SmartWatch on Platinum //e

[Andy <nospamplease@not.com>]

On 21 Jan 2003 15:00:02 -0800, earnhardtfanpl@hotmail.com (Paul H.
Lee) wrote:

>I just got a brand new Dallas Semiconductor Smartwatch chip for my
>//e.  I have a Platinum //e.  The chip seems to fit ONLY under the C-F
>ROM, where I installed it.  The problem is that the software only sees
>it sometimes, and when thedriver loads successfully, the clock seems
>to jump all over the place (both the date AND the time).  What am I
>missing??? does the chip not work on the Platinum model with its
>combined CD / EF ROM's?

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Hello Paul, I have a Dallas Smartwatch chip on my platinum //e in the
same place and it does work.  It will keep the correct date and time
over several years without losing a minuite (except for daylight
savings time thing).  The problem is all the other Apple applications
can't seem to deal with the current date without patching.  I have not
patched "ProDOS" and or "AppleWorks" so my files don't get the correct
date/time stamp when saved.  If you want to check the operation of the
chip, download the "No-Slot Clock Utilities V1.2 by Craig Peterson" or
the "SmartWatch Utility Ver1.1 by Mathew Lee Stier".  I think I got
them from Asimov a while ago but maybe someone knows of another source
now.  I have them installed on a Focus Drive and just checked the date
& time which were still correct.  Now, if you could let me know how to
get major applications to use the clock, that would be great.	

>>> Andy