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Charlie's AppleSeeds
9081 Hadley Pl
San Diego, CA  92126
Phone: [phone]
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July 13, 1987
REPRINT FROM SMT (SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, INC.) BROCHURE:
General Description:
LThe SMT No-Slot-Clock is a real-time clock/calendar to be used in the Apple O
MIIe computer.  It is the only clock/calendar available that does not require E
Ca valuable slot.  The No-Slot-Clock is easily installed on the IIe E
Cmother-board in the 28-pin ROM socket located at CD.  When this is O
Maccomplished, simply replace the ROM that was in the socket onto the back of P
Nthe No-Slot-Clock.  It's easy!  The No-Slot-Clock contains 2 batteries and is M
Kguaranteed to keep time for a full 10 years.  A diskette supplied with the F
clock allows operation with ProDOS, DOS 3.3, Pascal, and AppleWOrks.
The SMT No-Slot-Clock carries an extended 10-year "No Sweat" warranty.
Features:
o  Does not use any slots.
o  Maintains time for more than 10 years in the absence of power.
Ho  Keeps track of hundredths-of-seconds, seconds, minutes, hours, date, #
day-of-the-week, month, and year.
o  Supports leap-year.
o  Typically accurate to within 2 minutes/year.
o  Quickly and easily installed on the Apple IIe.
o  Carries an extended 10-year "No Sweat" warranty.
Review of the No-Slot-Clock, by Chuck Newby:
LI plugged the No-Slot-Clock into my Apple IIe on July 1, 1987.  It was easy N
Lto remove the CD ROM and install the SMT Clock.  However, the socket on top L
Jof the SMT Clock chip is tight and I almost ruined the CD ROM plugging it N
Linto the clock.  I held my breath, straightened several legs and got the CD 0
ROM into the socket and fired up the computer.
NThe software is a breeze, almost.  Just relax, and read each screen.  Let the N
Lsoftware and computer find the No-Slot-Clock, don't tell the computer where M
Kit is, and things run a bit smoother.  Set the clock when asked, then read N
Lthe clock to verify your settings.  The clock starts after you are finished O
Mmaking all the settings and push return with the cursor at the last query on
the setup screen.
NNext, run the ProDOS patch program.  When you get a screen that talks about a K
IHard Disk, simply press return.  When asked for a ProDOS pathname at the O
Mbottom of the next screen, answer with the number of the Slot that your disk I
Gis in and press return, whereupon you will be asked to enter the drive M
Knumber.  The next screen asks a double negative, by asking "Do you wish to N
Labort ProDOS patch?  Answer: NO by pressing the N or n key.  The drive will O
Mstartup and a few seconds later you are done.  I learned that the next step, L
Jprovided that you do not want to patch any other disk or reset the clock, O
Metc, is to press the escape key, which gives you the ] cursor.  Type BYE and
you are off and running.
LIts that easy.  The only things I don't like are that Checkmates AppleWorks M
Kexpansion software puts the clock readout in the upper right corner of the L
Jscreen, which interferes with the Tab settings and gets in the way in the M
KSpreadsheet screen.  One other thing I find frustrating is that if you use O
MCopy II Plus, or any of several other programs, the clock is turned off when P
Nyou go back into AppleWorks.  The calendar is still functioning, but the time N
readout is 12:00 am.  I have not yet called SMT to find out why, but I will.
JHowever, these shortcomings, one beyond SMT's control are not fatal to my K
Ihigh recommendation of use of this clock.  The price $59.00 ($49.00 from P
NCharlie's AppleSeeds) makes it an excellent buy, and best of all, it does not "
take up a slot in the Apple IIe.
Chuck Newby