Subject: Re: bizarro pmax clock handling
To: None <port-pmax@NetBSD.org>
From: Michael L. Hitch <mhitch@lightning.msu.montana.edu>
List: port-pmax
Date: 09/17/2006 10:10:39
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Garrett D'Amore wrote:

> Never mind.  I found the (bizarro!) answer.  Apparently pmax PROM resets
> the date if it is not 1972 or 1973.  WTF were they thinking?

  My guess would be maybe they were emulating the vax TOY (time of year)
clock?

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Michael L. Hitch			mhitch@montana.edu
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