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Modified: 10 - 12 - 1990
Paul Gardner 408-297-9660
I wish to thank the original aurthor of this script file.
I took the liberty of modifing the UTC capture routine as
the original did not reliably capture and hangup on my
clone.
Added variables turn off the alarm sound at connect time.
Added calendar date set.
I may be one second off in the clock set. If so I will
correct it next go around.
I also included two batch files and two .com files in the zip
You may have to modify the batch files to match your hard
disk setup. The Blue.com sets the screen background blue
on ega and vga screens.
The com.files and rolex.scr should be installed in your root
directry and a path command set to the root.
USAGE:
The Rolex is available with EGA and VGA screens and
is executed by typeing rolex
The DOS time is set by executing either the bat file
timeset on none ega-vga computers or setrolex if ega-vga.
On AT type computers the cmos clock is also corrected
this may not be true on all clones so you may have to
continue research on yours
You must also edit the time zone setting in the .slt file
and recompile with cs if you are not in PDT.
Standard Time Differences
for Various World Cities
Relative to Greenwich, England
Note: These differences are based on standard time for all cities listed.
Tokyo 9 hours (Do not precede positive numbers with
Hong Kong 8 hours a plus sign during configuration.)
Beijing 8 hours
Jakarta 8 hours
Bombay 5.5 hours
Karachi 5 hours
Moscow 3 hours
Nairobi 3 hours
Riyadh 3 hours
Cairo 2 hours
Johannesburg 2 hours
Rome 1 hours
Paris 1 hours
---> GREENWICH 0 hours <--- (0 degrees longitude)
Dakar 0 hours
Reykjavic 0 hours
Caracas -4 hours (Use the minus sign during configuration.)
New York -5 hours
Chicago -6 hours
Mexico City -6 hours
Denver -7 hours
San Francisco -8 hours
Anchorage -9 hours
Honolulu -10 hours
Oringinal Author: Unknown
Original Notes:
FILES:
This archive should contain three files: Timeset.doc (this
file), TIMESET.SLT (the source), and TIMESET.SLC (the
compiled version).
DESCRIPTION:
TIMESET is a script file written for TELIX v3.0 and is used
to set your DOS clock to the precise time from the Naval
Observatory in Washington DC.
WHY?
I wrote this script to replace a much larger program that I
had been using. Who needs to keep a program larger than 100k
on the hard drive when a script less than 1k will do the job
just as well?
USAGE:
Using this script is simple. Place TIMESET.SLC into the
directory that you keep your scripts in. After bringing up
TELIX, hit alt-g. When asked which script you want to run,
type TIMESET <enter>. TIMESET will call the Naval
Observatory, get the precise time, and set your DOS clock to
it. Then TIMESET will display the current time with a real
time clock on the screen. This will let you gather up all of
the clocks in your house so you can set them. When you are
done, just hit the space bar to exit.
DISCLAIMERS:
I wrote TIMESET primarily for my own use. It probably has at
least a couple of examples of not-so-good programing
practices in it, but it works fine for me.
Note that the code is fairly well commented. Specifically,
if you use TIMESET in a different time zone than mine, you
should be able to find the line where I adjusted from
Universal Time to my local time and make the proper
adjustments to suit you. Also, this will become important
when it is time to make the transition to and from daylight
savings time. Hmmm. Is it spring forward, fall back. Or is
it fall forward, spring back. I dunno. I can never
remember. Anyway, it would have been a fairly easy job to
put something in the script to handle this, but I didn't.
Also note that you may find it necessary to put another line
in the script that will transfer the DOS time to the memory
of your built-in clock. Setting your DOS time does not
necessarily mean that the time also goes into your hardware
clock.
I will not be liable for any damages or claims related in any
way to the use of this script. I make no warranties and
specifically disclaim any implied warranties of this product.
Also, I make no claims of suitability of this product for any
purpose other than to take up space on your disk.