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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi folks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>James Fidell has kindly let me post a listing on
his website </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>of a different way to get </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>the Master 128 to print the century</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>correctly (or however you want to </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>enter it into your machine).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please have a look at it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Firstly, let me apologize for spelling errors and
some of </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the programming </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>which can be tidied up somewhat, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>but this is my very first version ( 0.65 ).
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am only programming</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>for the default time string at
present.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I use the slow data bus for direct access the
146818 RTC</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>registers and </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>work
with </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>the contents of these. I also
use</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CMOS RAM to hold the current century </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>value over </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>power</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>downs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is a *Century command to adjust centuries to
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>whatever one wishes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If anyone is interested, I will supply a disc, if
necessary, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>at cost plus postage and packaging, at
the most, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(from </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Australia)
with programming in either </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>DFS or
ADFS,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3.5 or 5.25 inch, </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>to
anyone who can make any programming</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>contribution that I feel </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>is going to be </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>of substantial benefit,
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and which I have not already got under way
myself.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Automatic century updating (eg. 2099 -> 2100,
etc.) is</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>already operating in </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>the next version. I doubt that I will</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>be around to see this happen in reality,
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>though!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Osword &0E needs indirection so it would be
wise </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to blow the ROM image into </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>an Eprom and put it </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>into ROM slot 8, even more importantly as bugs
are </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ironed </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>out over
time. Surprisingly, it is not a very long,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>nor complex program.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for bugs etc., *BUILD <fsp> currently
causes a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>null file, so best to use EDIT; and </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>anyone who might</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>be using my *RESET command (for Panel in
Eprom/</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ROM image/utility function, etc.) will simply get
the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>time string (correctly) printed out, </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>for the moment.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please keep me posted on anything else that is
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>of note or if you have any questions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best wishes,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Raf. Giaccio</FONT></DIV>
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