You have been lucky. Many Mac models will not start at all, or won't find a System folder, unless the battery is in good shape.
And the problems can start WAY before the Mac stops remebering time and date.
First Rule with Mac problems: check your battery. Anything significantly lower than 3.6 V should be replaced
233 iMac still boots despite having had a flat battery for some years...However it always needs a while to search for a system folder & all the dates on emails are wrong etc. It remembers if
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