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Article #996Re: NBS time broadcast
From: Peter Fales
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1989 04:31
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1989 04:31
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In article <8720@kean.mun.ca>, andrew@kean.mun.ca writes: > I can't really speak for anyone else on the net, but one of the things that I > really hate is clocks that are "just a little bit off". > Several people have mentioned the "dial up" nbs time. While this may be a little more expensive (in the long run) than picking up free radio signals, it is certainly convenient: All it takes is a modem and some software. I have my UNIX systems using a program posted to the net a while back which calls the nbs time every Sunday morning and sets the clock. I usually find the clock is off by 10-20 seconds over a week and the phone calls run about 13 cents. -- Peter Fales AT&T, Room 5B-420 2000 N. Naperville Rd. UUCP: ...att!peter.fales Naperville, IL 60566 Domain: peter.fales@att.com work: (312) 979-8031
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnewsc!psfales From: psfales@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (Peter Fales) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: NBS time broadcast Message-ID: <2096@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> Date: 28 Jul 89 04:31:32 GMT References: <8720@kean.mun.ca> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 20