First computer with real-time clock?

[Vintage Computer Festival]

On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, Tom Jennings wrote:

> On Sun, 2004-08-01 at 15:42, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
>
> > Right.  So what I'm trying to determine now is whether the IBM 650 had an
> > internal hardware counter facility that could be accessed from within
> > software to allow for keeping time.  And if not, were there any clock
> > products IBM made that could interface to the 650 to generate the local
> > time/date upon being polled?
>
> Ahh, specifically 650 -- I'll ask around.
>
> (Wouldn't a hardware manual and/or programers manual help here?)

Indeed.  I've read through the Manual of Operation for the 650 and it
makes no mention or reference anywhere about any sort of timer feature at
all.

I starte dreading through the SOAP manual but I don't expect to find
anything.

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