Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!blake!aragorn
From: aragorn@blake.acs.washington.edu (Michael Owen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: UDC, SCSI, InnerDrive, No-Slot-Clock, etc...
Message-ID: <3315@blake.acs.washington.edu>
Date: 19 Aug 89 10:53:25 GMT
References: <2995@cbnewsm.ATT.COM>
Organization: Broken Blade Software
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Summary: No-Slot-Clocks: avoid if possible

In article <2995@cbnewsm.ATT.COM> tp@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (thomas.a.pierce) writes:
>
>[...] Does anyone out there have
>good/bad expiriances with the No-Slot-Clock?  (Anyone running a proline with
>one?)
>     -Tom

The No-Slot-Clock is not compatible with ModemWorks; thus, it will not work
with ProLine.  According to Morgan Davis, the NSC doesn't return the correct
information to the input buffer when the time is asked for.  More spefically,
the problem is with the day-of-week and seconds not being returned in the
proper ASCII format.  It *does* work with ProDOS, although it does not follow
the specification exactly, and because of this could not be supported under
ModemWorks.

I'd avoid it if possible.  If you're really pressed for slot space, I'd
suggest getting a multi-function card (AE has one) that would allow you to
combine a serial card and clock.  The No-Slot-Clock requires every version
of ProDOS you use to be patched, which is fine if you have a hard drive, but
gets to be a bit of a pain if you're restricted to floppies.

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