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Article #216Re: Synchonizing watches
From: Paul M. Wexelblat
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1992 12:18
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1992 12:18
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In article <1992Sep4.140840.25529@hubcap.clemson.edu>, pds@epcc.edinburgh.ac.uk (Patrick Surry) writes: |> [...] |> I don't think so. A says "BONG" at t=0. At t=AB, B hears "BONG" and |> starts counting, saying "zero" at t=AB, "one" at t=AB+1, ... |> A will hear "zero" at time AB+BA - there is no way for A to know |> what number B has reached because A won't hear it for another BA seconds. |> |> I think the earlier proof that no solution exists looked right. AARGH, Never Mind You are perfectly right -- You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. ...Wex
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sun-barr!sh.wide!wnoc-tyo-news!etl.go.jp!gama!lab!nttlab!daemon From: mailrus!samsung!ulowell!cs.ulowell.edu!wex@uunet.UU.NET (Paul M. Wexelblat) Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.parallel Subject: Re: Synchonizing watches Message-ID: <315095@nttlab.ntt.JP> Date: 7 Sep 92 12:18:39 GMT Sender: daemon@nttlab.ntt.JP Distribution: fj Lines: 18 Approved: news@nttlab.ntt