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From: consp13@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Marcus Cannava)
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Subject: Re: Serious amiga 2000 clock problems!
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Date: 24 Jul 90 21:37:40 GMT
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In article <13387@cbmvax.commodore.com>, daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com
(Dave Haynie) writes:
|>In article <1990Jul21.142922.959@dhw68k.cts.com> jtb@dhw68k.cts.com
(John Gibbons) writes:
|>
|>>    If I at ANY time do a "setclock opt load" the correct time and date is
|>>loaded in perfectly without problem. However within 1 minute the current
|>>time will be incorrect. 
|>
|>The problem is that the "software clock", part of one of the 8520 chips that
|>uses a 60Hz/50Hz line frequency to give you time while the machine is
running,
|>is bad.  I had very much the same problem about two years ago; my clock would
|>count for about 70 minutes, then jump back.  Amusing to watch, but it
certainly
|>sends "make" and other date dependent tools to the funny farm.
|>

Dave,

	Any chance that this is also a problem in my BRAND NEW A3000? It 
refuses to keep time after a reboot (also loses time during a long run,
preferences seems to set fine, but the clock doesn't hold the time!)

	Help, please!

					\marc

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