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From: JXS118@psuvm.psu.edu (Jeff Siegel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: AT&T PC 6300 Clock/Calander?
Message-ID: <90332.231813JXS118@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 29 Nov 90 04:18:13 GMT
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In article <1990Nov28.025350.1018@cbnews.att.com>, wkb@cbnews.att.com (Wm. Keith
Brummett) says:
>
>    In article <667@nih-csl.nih.gov>, gooey@helix.nih.gov (Sean Graham)
>    writes:
>    >
>    >   A friend has an AT&T PC6300 with no Clock/Calendar in it.
>    > He'd like to add one ...

>    Sean,
>
>    To the best of my knowledge, all AT&T PC6300's have a clock/calendar on
>    the motherboard.  Perhaps your friend's machine needs a new battery?

All the original PC6300's and the 6300 Plus have built in clock/calendars.
The clock/calendar only works right, however, if you are using the ATT version
of MS-DOS designed specifically for that machine. Generic MS-DOS versions
don't know how to read/set the clock chip.

Jeff