New Altair32 "hardware" - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

10 Jun 2006

On Behalf Of Ethan Dicks

On 6/9/06, Cini, Richard <Richard.Cini at wachovia.com> wrote:
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  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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Reply:

Some older VCRs had a similar display, with the weekdays across the top;
shouldn't be too hard to find one at the curb.

mike