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From: jimx@ihlpa.ATT.COM (Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: ATT6300/BASIC timer problem
Message-ID: <5535@ihlpa.ATT.COM>
Date: Thu, 17-Sep-87 10:52:04 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihlpa.5535
Posted: Thu Sep 17 10:52:04 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 19-Sep-87 15:05:57 EDT
References: <20117E8D@PSUVM>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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Summary: Get 1.43 ROMS
Xref: mnetor comp.sys.att:1247 comp.sys.ibm.pc:7892

In article <20117E8D@PSUVM>, E8D@PSUVM.BITNET writes:
> my 6300 (minus).  At seemingly random times I get values that are in error.
> the values (in seconds past midnight) go greater than 86400 (the number
> of seconds in a day.)
>     I'm using ATT dos 3.1 and ROM BIOS 1.21 if that makes any difference.
                                         ^^^^
>      
>   Evan Dresel
>      

There is a bug in the 1.21 ROMS that causes these bad timer values.  This
has reportedly been fixed in the 1.43 ROMS.  The new ROMs have many other
features, as well, from support for a wider variety of hard disks to
light pen support, and (the ever popular) many, many more, too numerous
to mention here.  

We experienced the same problem, but haven't seen it since replacing our
1.21s.  We ordered the ROMs from one of the following numbers (they all
should work, but I would suggest trying them in the order given):

		1. 800-222-PART
		2. 800-922-0354
		3. 800-544-8494

Post a note if these don't work, and I'll try to find another number.

Good Luck.

Jim Harris
ihlpa!jimx