Date   : Sat, 08 Aug 1987 22:37:57 GMT
From   : vikram.usc.edu!mlinar@OBERON.USC.EDU (Mitch Mlinar)
Subject: Re: No-slot clocks

In article <1027@moscom.UUCP> adp@moscom.UUCP (Alan Percy) writes:
>Try taking a look at the Ztime-I from Kenmore Computer Tech.
>It goes under the Z80 socket and maps into I/O space.  Comes
>with all the source you could ever need.  It has the added
>advantage of being supported by lots of application programs
>like DateStamper, Presto!....
>
>They can be reached at:
>     KCT
>     PO Box 635
>     Kenmore NY  14217
>     (716) 877-0617
>
>
>Neat suff......I love mine!!!!
>Alan

This is the kind of reply that irks me so much that I have to say something:

Alan, there is NOTHING wrong with your comment EXCEPT that you should admit
that you are the president of KCT which is done as a side business.  This
net is NOT for free advertising.  To soften it a little, I would not have
minded the same posting at all if you had just appended:

          President, KCT  (or whatever your title is now)

Your "neat stuff ..." comment takes on a different meaning when this is
taken into consideration: PR bs.  I don't mind "plugs" as long as it is
admitted (Jay Sage did not hide the fact he is behind the new
ZCPR stuff and wants to make money from it); honesty is the best policy.

To the net - about the Kenmore Tech Clock:

It is a very good clock, but also the most expensive one on the market at
$100 assembled.  It takes 16 continuous I/O ports and mine required calibration
using capacitors since it lost 3 minutes a week.  The board is 3x3 (or around
there in size) and stands 5/8 in high, so make sure you have room for it.
My clock is still running (on its second battery); I also have a no-slot
running (in another machine) which is easier to install and cheaper, 
although to be fair, the driver support in the KCT stuff was very good
compared to the no-slot lack of info.