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From: grr@cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: what I really want is... (correction)
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Date: Wed, 22-Jan-86 00:59:14 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 22 00:59:14 1986
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> > a CMOS, battery backed up, real time clock with some small amount of
> > battery backed up RAM...
> > Ken Shoemaker, Microprocessor Design, Intel Corp., Santa Clara, Ca.
> 
> Motorola has been talking for Aeons now about a 'Micro-Ben' clock chip that
  ^^^^^^^^
> also has internal ram.  I don't know if it's available yet...

I just got a nice note from Phil Weinburg at Motorola indicating that I was
in error.  Watch me blush in embarressment.  The 'Micro-Ben' part I was casting
spears at belongs to National; Motorola has had clock chip with memory for years
now.

Real Data:

Motorola:	MC146818A - Out for years, 'A' version for 6 months
		Contact your nearest Motorola Rep

Ricoh:		RP5C01, RP5C15
		Panatech Semi, Santa Clara, 408-727-7700

National:	DP8570 'Micro-Ben' - availability unknown
		Contact your nearest National Rep
-- 
George Robbins - now working with,	uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbm!grr
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Commodore, Engineering Department	fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)