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#Real Time Clock

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#121249From: Nancy PriceNov 9, 1993 5:20 PM
My old 500 had a realtime clock which was part of the 1k expansion in the trap door. Is there a such a clock, preferably stand alone, that I can fit into my A1200HD? My Autopilot.Log aint much use without one! Nancy
#121280From: Adrian NealNov 9, 1993 9:08 PM
Nancy, there is a clock module that fits most A1200's. However fitting it invalidates the warrantly. It costs about 15 ukp and is availiable from many retails outlets such as First Choice of Leeds and TriLogic (where I got mine). It is quite easy to fit but does involve openning up the A1200. Adrian
#121365From: Nancy PriceNov 10, 1993 4:41 PM
Thanks Adrian..I usually buy whatever I need from Trilogic and I did speak to them a little while ago about a clock module. They said it was only available with the expansion rom (have I used the word 'rom' in the right context?) I felt sure there had to be something available, that is why I put the message up here. Again thanks, I'll call them again tomorrow. Nancy
#121388From: Adrian NealNov 10, 1993 7:46 PM
Nancy, I hope you had better luck this time. They must have mis-understood you before. Most of the trap-door expansions, memory, accelorators etc. have a clock on them too, that must be what they thought you wanted. Having just checked thier advert in Amiga Shopper I see they still advertise it for #15.99, it is called "A1200 Internal Clock Module". One point to bear in mind, if you but one of those trap-door expansions later the clock module you may have bought for #16 will be useless (no real need for two clocks<g>), however for the price I think it is worth it, if only for a couple of months or so.
#121490From: Nancy PriceNov 11, 1993 3:12 PM
Adrian, Thanks, now I am beginning to wonder whether it's worthwhile taking a chance and invalidating the warranty,just to instal the clock. I did it on the 500, and fortunately, had no problems with the machine. However it did create questions when I wanted to trade-in the 500 for the 1200!