[PLUG] Not so portable time

[briand at aracnet.com]

Aah Yes I had forgotten about those parts.

Dallas Semi makes them.  That could be a big problem as a laptop is
very likely to use them to save on space.

Brian

>>>>> "Shannon" == Shannon C Dealy <dealy at deatech.com> writes:

  Shannon> On Sat, 15 Jun 2002, Rich Shepard wrote: [snip]
  >> Thanks, Brian. I wondered if that was the problem. Now to dig out
  >> the manual and see where the battery is hidden.
  >> 

  Shannon> A little warning, some systems don't have a battery as
  Shannon> such, it is built into the chip that provides the real-time
  Shannon> clock and is supposed to last ten years, though sometimes
  Shannon> they don't.  If this is the case, you may not be able to do
  Shannon> anything other than send the unit in for repair, in which
  Shannon> case I hope it is still under warranty.

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