How about this: an
external box connected to an AC outlet, inside an optocoupler with
schmitt-trigger(sp?) and a connector for a serial cable? Connect to a
spare
serial port on your PC, you could get a nice TTL signal on one of the
readable pins on the port.
That's a nice idea. Give it an
.
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Richard Urwin, Private
No 9000 series computer has ever made a mitsake or corrubiteddatatato.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:newbie-owner;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Lyvim Xaphir
Sent: 03 November 2002 21:02
To: NewbieMandrake-List
Subject: Re: [newbie] clock help
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002 13:42:08 -
Richard Urwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The suggestion is not entirely out-to-lunch. Computers certainly used to
use the line frequency for the real-time clock; the PDP-11 comes to
mind.
In fact the line frequency is a better solution than crystal because,
On Fri, 2002-11-01 at 15:31, Frans Ketelaars wrote:
Uhm, I don't think the power line frequency has anything to do with timing
in computers like PC's that use crystals for timing :)
That is correct. 60 cycle ac is rectified and filtered to 12 and 5 volt
DC current in the power supply; that is
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Subject: [newbie] clock help
I Installed mandrake.
NOW I have to reset taskbar clock twice daily !!
its gaining three hours a day..
It didnt do that when I only had win 98 on box
any thoughts on how to correct?
Mike
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Richard Urwin, Private
No 9000 series computer has ever made a mitsake or corrubiteddatatato.
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Subject: [newbie] clock
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Subject: [newbie] clock help
I Installed mandrake.
NOW I have to reset taskbar clock twice daily !!
its gaining three hours a day..
It didnt do that when I only had win
Sent: 31 October 2002 21:06
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] clock help
I Installed mandrake.
NOW I have to reset taskbar clock twice daily !!
its gaining three hours a day..
It didnt do that when I only had win 98 on box
any thoughts on how to correct?
Mike
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Bob
