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From: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The time (my watch has troubles) has come ...
Message-ID: <2541@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 19-Oct-87 17:10:04 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 19 17:10:04 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 20-Oct-87 22:34:52 EDT
References: <16531@amdahl.amdahl.com>
Reply-To: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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Keywords: I should learn to RTFM

In article <16531@amdahl.amdahl.com> kim@amdahl.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn) writes:

>Yep ... the jumper was between pins 2 and 3 rather than the pictured default
>between pins 1 and 2!  So the timer chip had been getting popped at the
>vertical sync rate, rather than being locked to the line frequency.  No big
>deal, just swap the jumper.  Now the question is ... why would one want to
>drive the timer from the vertical sync, rather than from the line?  Maybe
>for use in areas with ill-controlled power?
>

This makes it compatible with the A500 which doesn't have the tick
coming from the power supply :-(  but must rely on the vertical
sync line for its timing, which we know is.........

		andy
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