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I'd rather have a clock that loses time every now and then than a battery that potentially destroys the PCB by leaking when not used for half a year. Yes this is wise. Anyway, in my limited experience, I've never seen one leaking battery in a PC motherboard, even if left off and alone for 10+ years...

a re-chargeable buffer.It would probably not hold time for 5 years if the machine is never switched on, but it could simply be recharged by powering on for a while. There would be no battery, no end of life, just the need to use the machine now and then - or to set the time manually if not used for...

Dave, surely you know there are different targets for different products. Some people may need super speed and amazing performances. Typically they will ignore anything inferior to Q68 or Super Gold Card. Other people may need replacement/renewal, reliability, and some improvements. Typically they w...

Also a 5+ year battery backed clock would be really appreciated

Another useful improvement would be a 5+ year battery clock

In Windows (XP) Qemulator does support FLASH, but only in fulscreen mode and the magnification filter must be set to OFF

Martin_Head wrote:Would that also effect a Tetroid QBIDE with an on board RAM upgrade? I think that is what Nokosdoykas is using. (I don't know about Cristian)

I use an original TrumpCard (768K)

Interstellar: QTARS robot

Well, since my QLs are non-US, I suppose I can sleep easy.
By the way, do you think a switching type PSU might somehow overtax the capacitors?

I remember someone in this forum couldn't format or manage correctly his ZX microdrive unit, until he adjusted the motor speed. But probably it was an isolated case.