Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!uunet!ukma!cwjcc!mailrus!ames!killer!texbell!loci!clb From: clb@loci.UUCP (Charles Brunow) Newsgroups: unix-pc.general Subject: Re: Accurate Timekeeping Summary: RTC rate for PC7300, 3b1 Keywords: real time clock, system time Message-ID: <192@loci.UUCP> Date: 2 Dec 88 01:09:53 GMT References: <6163@fluke.COM> Organization: Loci Products, 75083 Lines: 26 In article <6163@fluke.COM>, vince@tc.fluke.COM (Craig Johnson) writes: > I have gotten tired of my 7300 keeping inaccurate time. > > A long time ago there was a program floating around which caused a > daemon to start up which applied periodic adjustments to the system > time. Was this ever posted here or was it a commercial product? If > it is public domain could someone send me a copy or repost it? Does > anyone know if this program updates the real time clock hardware, or > only the system time kept in software? > You should have received the file "fixRTC.c" by now. I used to have it in a shar with instructions but, ... I'm curious about the errors y'all are having; my system runs about 30 sec/wk fast and varies with season. I've been keeping up with the rate for a good while now and my guess is that temp is the variable. Anyway, fixRTC keeps my system running within about 5 secs of the WWV times if I check and diddle it monthly. Who else has some data? -- -- #_\_@\\/\_@\\/\_@\ Charles Brunow Loci Products # /--u// --u// --o/ clb@loci.UUCP POB 833846-131 # _ __ _ _ __ __ __ ..!uunet!texbell!loci!clb Richardson, Texas 75083