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Article #406Re: Synchonizing watches
From: Paul M. Wexelblat
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 20:21
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 20:21
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In article <1992Sep3.172657.10929@hubcap.clemson.edu>, anik@crhc.uiuc.edu (Sadun Anik) writes: [ by now, the problem is in many messages....steve] All seem to agree that it is trivial for them to to compute AB+BA; I think we'll all agree that they just need to compute AB or BA to allow them get "pretty close". OK A --->B: "I'm going to say "BONG" as soon as my second hand reaches the 12, when you hear the "BONG", start counting seconds on your watch out loud. A says "BONG" and times AB+BA seconds; at the end of that time the number B has reached is the BA delay bingo! (leaders 3/4 out while the trailers any-hand wheel through) -- 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-snd-ss2!akiu!hakata!kyu-cs!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: <314910@nttlab.ntt.JP> Date: 3 Sep 92 20:21:40 GMT Sender: daemon@nttlab.ntt.JP Distribution: fj Lines: 21 Approved: news@nttlab.ntt