silvert@dalcs.UUCP (03/14/87)
I didn't get too much useful response to my query about clocks, so I
fiddled about on my own, and this is what I found out -- these results
were obtained with TDI/Modula-2 Vers. 2 (Have ordered Ver. 3 and am
waiting...) -- they MAY apply to ASM calls and C as well.
When the system is turned on, the date returned by the XBIOS call, which
I think accesses the keyboard clock, is $6000 (6000H or 0x6000,
depending on your language), and the time is $0000. The system date
returned by the GEMDOS call is $0B74, or 85/11/20, which is presumably
what sets the default clock. After booting, both clocks read the same.
If you reboot, the value in the clocks depends on whether you have a
control panel installed, etc. I find that the keyboard clock tends to
come back with $0ABD, which is 85/5/29. Anyway, I find th whole thing
really confusing. Could someone clarify how these clocks are set and
reset, and what affects what? This experimental approach to
documentation is a real pain.
--
Bill Silvert
Marine Ecology Laboratory, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
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