Questions tagged [rtc]
Timekeeping hardware that maintains the current wall-clock time, its hardware interface and batteries that maintain its state.
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How was the real-time clock implemented in the original IBM PC and PC/XT?
I know that the IBM PC/AT added a battery backed real-time clock chip that independently maintained time whether the system was powered or not. I've also seen many of those big DS1287 clock chips on ...
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Quadram odd IBM PC card bracket
I came across an early IBM PC ISA realtime clock/calendar card made by Quadram called the "Chronograph" (picture). It's basically the same clock feature they incorporated into their ...
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Did the RTC in certain cartridges get power over the GBA bus?
Some GBA games, like Pokemon Ruby, contained an internal RTC with a small button battery to power it. When the cartridges were inserted and the GBA was powered on, did the RTC continue to run on the ...
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Why does DOS ask for the current date and time upon booting?
In most versions of DOS, when they are started from a medium that lacks an AUTOEXEC.BAT file, the very first thing COMMAND.COM does is ask the user to confirm the current date and time:
Starting PC ...
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Performing 16-bit port I/O on the RTC
Why can’t the RTC (0x70, 0x71) read and write 16 bits at a time? For example:
mov ax, 0xa8f
out 0x70, ax
I have found in a 286 BIOS that did this (BIOS ID string: S286-6181-...
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Can I change laptop's RTC and backup battery with generic Ni-MH?
I got old Toshiba 100CS for a good price.
After some inspection, I noticed that AutoResume backup battery and RTC battery are already gone bad, and seems can't hold charge. I've checked eBay for ...
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Will using a clockport RTC card on an Amiga 1200 clash with the RTC on an accelerator card?
I have an accelerator card fitted to my Amiga 1200. The accelerator includes a real-time clock, but I noticed that the soldered-on rechargeable battery was in danger of leaking, so I cut it off before ...
