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RetrogamingFix August 9, 2026 3 min read

Fixing Emulator Save Files Whose In-Game Clock Drifts or Resets

A non-destructive RTC troubleshooting workflow covering save provenance, host time, core format, latch and halt state, state conflicts, migration, and proof.

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RetrogamingDeep Dive August 9, 2026 3 min read

Battery-Backed Save RAM and Real-Time Clocks: Persistent State Beyond Save States

How cartridge SRAM, flash, EEPROM, and RTC registers persist; how emulators serialize them; and why wall-clock policy, atomic writes, and testing matter.

#retrogaming#save-ram#rtc

FreeDOSFix July 10, 2026 4 min read

Fixing Incorrect Date and Time on FreeDOS

How to distinguish a dying CMOS battery from a software configuration issue when FreeDOS boots with the wrong date or time every session.

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