On May 30, 2008, at 11:41 AM, Ed Gould wrote: > I guess I differ. It basically comes down to me if the clock doesn't > work then the system shouldn't "work". are you saying that this clock can not work unless the PRAM battery is present and adequately charged, and that it is not possible to have the computer boot, bad clock and all and to use a mouse and keyboard to correct the clock? or are you saying that the computer can not, in any way, function, without that PRAM battery? IOW: No pram battery = no mac computer? cuz, for my money, if it was the choice of gettin stuff done (or not) and all I had to do was adjust the clock... n