First computer with real-time clock?

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Thu Jul 29 06:59:25 2004

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, Hans B PUFAL wrote:

> I assume Sellam means a device which will present the time and possible
> date maintained independently of the CPU. There I would agree I we are
> into the mini era if not the micro.... There was an add on RTC clock
> card for the PDP-11 (but Sellam specified "built-in" ;-) If it does not
> have to be built in I suspect you could find some earlier examples. ISTR
> hearing somewhere of units which attached to mainframes which would
> provide tame and date...

Yes, I would also be interested in hearing of any add-on devices. I'm
assuming IBM had something of the sort. Did they have anything like that
for the 650?

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Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer Festival
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