On 13 Nov 98 at 21:45, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> In a message dated 11/12/98 4:14:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > I have an old 8088 which I have taken out after a long time. On booting I
>
>   You say it has been sitting a long time......chances are good
> the CMOS battery has died, and all CMOS settings are lost,
> therefore the errors on bootup. You can reset the CMOS settings,
> but until you replace the battery, it will "forget" them every time
> you turn the computer off.

  This cannot be correct, for the simple reason that 8088 systems
never used CMOS to hold configuration data.  Configuration was set by
one or two banks of DIP switches.  [Real-time clock was available,
but only from third parties and not standardized.]  CMOS
configuration first appeared on the 286-based PC/AT.

David G

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