<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>bombsquad.dev</title><link>https://bombsquad.dev</link><description>Blog posts from bombsquad.dev</description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 07:15:21 +0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Reverse-engineering an Apparat RTC card for Y2K compliance</title><link>/posts/clock.html</link><description><![CDATA[<p>The Compaq Portable that I've restored comes with a couple of
after-market additions, one of which is an RTC card from Apparat - the rather boringly named &quot;Clock/Calendar Card&quot;.
Unfortunately, information about this card is quite difficult to come across
online, and all I have to work with is the original software, sourced from the original image of the Compaq's hard drive.
Oh, and the software isn't Y2K-compliant! The horror! Well, I guess it's time to patch it before the next millennium arrives...</p>]]></description><guid>https://bombsquad.dev/posts/clock.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>