Timeline for Why did the stock Amigas not have a battery for keeping the time/date?
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| Feb 15, 2022 at 8:02 | comment | added | Mark Williams | It was normal practice in the early 80s to enter the time and date into an IBM compatible PC on boot. | |
| Feb 14, 2022 at 23:46 | answer | added | scruss | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 14, 2022 at 18:21 | answer | added | hotpaw2 | timeline score: 4 | |
| Feb 12, 2022 at 16:04 | answer | added | jrrk | timeline score: 3 | |
| S Feb 12, 2022 at 3:28 | history | suggested | Tim | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Remove rant, gammar |
| Feb 11, 2022 at 18:10 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Feb 11, 2022 at 17:48 | comment | added | dave | For retrocomparison,, PDP-11 minicomputers (at least,, the TTL systems; I didn't deal with later models) did not have a 'clock' in the sense that a battery would be any use. While the system was running, the OS tracks time by counting intterupts, either line frequency or a programmable timer. | |
| Feb 11, 2022 at 15:49 | comment | added | AndreKR | The Raspberry Pi has no RTC either. | |
| Feb 11, 2022 at 15:34 | comment | added | RBarryYoung | This was very common for computers of this era. Even many minicomputers and superminicomputers did not have a battery backup for the clock. Seems crazy considering how cheap it was to include them, but it wasn't until the late 80's or early 90's that they became SOP. | |
| Feb 11, 2022 at 14:08 | history | edited | user3840170 | edited tags; edited tags | |
| Feb 11, 2022 at 9:51 | answer | added | Raffzahn | timeline score: 13 | |
| Feb 11, 2022 at 9:22 | comment | added | Raffzahn | @knol If it's that likely to find a reliable source explaining exactly that, go ahead and write an answer. I would think that everything only comes down to opinion and general assumption about cost cutting or alike. | |
| Feb 11, 2022 at 7:06 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Feb 10, 2022 at 23:57 | comment | added | knol | @WillHartung There are lots of Commodore interviews with engineers and management, and books and presentations written on the subject of the Amiga. It's a popular series of computers, created by passionate engineers. So I would say 'highly likely'. | |
| Feb 10, 2022 at 23:55 | comment | added | Will Hartung | How likely do you think it is we're going to find a Commodore quote discussing this @knol? We already have one answer, and, however interesting, it's, essentially, opinion. | |
| Feb 10, 2022 at 23:39 | answer | added | Brian H | timeline score: 39 | |
| Feb 10, 2022 at 23:26 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Feb 10, 2022 at 23:22 | history | edited | knol | edited tags | |
| Feb 10, 2022 at 23:22 | comment | added | knol | To the close voter, why vote to close? This question is direct and answerable - either a primary source connected to Commodore replies, or a secondary source like a magazine or forum with an interview with someone where the subject is raised is found. | |
| S Feb 10, 2022 at 23:05 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Feb 10, 2022 at 23:05 | history | asked | Superfrog | CC BY-SA 4.0 |