> On Jul 16, 2024, at 9:05 AM, John Robertson via cctalk
> <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> I'm just starting to clean up a NeXT system that a friend has had in storage
> for decades...
>
> I assume the thing has a battery somewhere - I just hope it isn't Ni-Cad!
At that age it might well be. So what? I think they are still available. Or
you can replace it by a non-rechargeable battery. That's what I did with the
ToD clock battery in my Pro; a lithium coin cell with a series diode to prevent
"charging" is not an ideal solution but adequate, and it would be better if I
used a Schottky diode rather than a plain Si rectifier diode I happened to have
lying around.
paul
