Date   : Sat, 02 Jul 2005 12:14:15 +0100
From   : "BeebMaster" <beebmaster@...>
Subject: Re: Econet Real Time Clock

Thanks very much for that, I thought as much.

Two more questions arise if you will permit me:

1.  Does anybody have the original unadulterated Level 3 FS?  I
would like to try to see what happens without the clock.

2.  Does anybody know how to either read or write to the clock
inside the RTC module?  OSWORD 14/15 when used on a BBC B
do not seem to have any effect.

Best wishes.


Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: Pete Turnbull
To:  <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 23:48:41 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Econet Real Time Clock

On Jun 30 2005, 22:58, BeebMaster wrote:
>
> Can anyone tell me if the Econet real-time clock module was
originally
> required for the Level 3 FileServer to run?
[ ... ]
> I had it on good authority that the module was like an early
"dongle", ie.
> if it wasn't detected, Level 3 wouldn't run.

That's correct, it was indeed a dongle, designed to prevent the FS
software being pirated.

> However the version of Level 3 I am running works without the module
being
> attached, although it maybe a modified version as it has the date-fix
applied.

Yes, it will be.  Most copies still running are "fixed", because the
dongle batteries have mostly died.

-- 
Pete                                           Peter Turnbull
                                               Network Manager
                                               University of York