Re: A85: expader idea (clock)

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Subject: Re: A85: expader idea (clock)
From: Scott Rowe <snrowe@acsu.buffalo.edu>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 21:28:51 -0400
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PXGray wrote:

>  However, I have had several insights into this.  It seems
> that such programs as Safehold, Access Denied, and CalcuLok which, when
> activated, power down the calc and wait for a certain sequence of keys to be
> pushed.  This is not the case however.  The calculator enters a low-power
> state, running a series of getkey calls over and over, but not actually being
> off.  This is how you could do a clock.  Incorporate it into a powerdown
> program for Usgard or ZShell (Usgard would be easier), so that the clock could
> run nonstop, like the standard CMOS in the computer.

I was thinking that a low powered clock could be run from a battery on the
expander.  So that if the calc was off the expander would keep the correct time.

> -Pat Gray
>
> "That which does not kill me, better not leave me in any position to return
> fire..."

  Scott Rowe
email: snrowe@acsu.buffalo.edu

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