8 Jun
2006
8 Jun
'06
5:29 a.m.
All:
I want to add a real time clock to the Altair32 but I want
to throw this out there for comment. Would one rather use a "faceless"
RTC (like the Compu/Time) or one with an on-screen display like the
Hayes Chronograph? The Compu/Time is very easy (nearly done coding) but
the Chronograph would be prettier.
Thoughts?
Rich
10 Jun
10 Jun
2:21 a.m.
On 6/9/06, Cini, Richard <Richard.Cini at wachovia.com> wrote:
All:
I want to add a real time clock to the Altair32 but I want
to throw this out there for comment. Would one rather use a "faceless"
RTC (like the Compu/Time) or one with an on-screen display like the
Hayes Chronograph? The Compu/Time is very easy (nearly done coding) but
the Chronograph would be prettier.
Personally? The Chronograph. I have a real one, so, of course, I'm
biased. I've often contemplated making a Chronograph emulator, but it
would take a graphical LCD; a 20x4 Text LCD can't quite do it justice
(because of the day-of-the-week at the top of a real Chronograph's
VFD).
-ethan
9:43 a.m.
Mmmm, I like it to. I started working on the bitmaps for the VFD display.
Does anyone have either an LED/LCD font or a pointer to some sort of digital
clock program (with sources)?
Rich
Rich Cini
Collector of classic computers
Lead engineer, Altair32 Emulator
Web site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
Web site: http://www.altair32.com/
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Subject: Re: New Altair32 "hardware"
On 6/9/06, Cini, Richard <Richard.Cini at wachovia.com> wrote:
All:
I want to add a real time clock to the Altair32 but I want
to throw this out there for comment. Would one rather use a "faceless"
RTC (like the Compu/Time) or one with an on-screen display like the
Hayes Chronograph? The Compu/Time is very easy (nearly done coding) but
the Chronograph would be prettier.
Personally? The Chronograph. I have a real one, so, of course, I'm
biased. I've often contemplated making a Chronograph emulator, but it
would take a graphical LCD; a 20x4 Text LCD can't quite do it justice
(because of the day-of-the-week at the top of a real Chronograph's
VFD).
-ethan
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