At 22:16 +0100 on 10-01-1997, Ross McCluney wrote:
>Dear dialists, > >It is remarkable that the clocks in computers costing several thousands >of dollars are so inaccurate as to rival the earliest mechanical >timepieces, when an inexpensive wristwatch can be found for a few >dollars that keeps extraordinarily good time, by comparison. For >several years I've been using two interesting programs to partially >alleviate this problem. The main one is Timeset, by Life Sciences >Software, 8925 271 St., NW, Suite 112, Stenwood, WA 98292, USA, phone >206-387-9788. This little DOS program automatically dials either the >U.S. Naval Observatory time number in Washington, DC or NIST's time >number in Boulder, Colorado, depending upon user preference. snip Another way to set the clock of your computer is by making connection to an SNTP or NTP server via the internet. The NTP protocol or the simpler version (SNTP) can be used to keep complete networks synchronized to fractions of seconds, but also to set the clock of your computer once a day. At home I use a small Macintosh program Network Time and at work I use 4th Dimension for Windows 95. Both are shareware. Software exists for all possible platforms. All the information about the NTP protocol, links to shareware and a list of NTP servers worldwide can be found at: http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/index.html IMO it really is the simplest way to keep your computer clock synchronized. [decloaking here for the first time] Sieb Spannenburg ========================================================== Nice 'N' easy does it. Everytime. ==========================================================
