[Blindapple] Off-Topic - Daylight Saving Time

[Tony Baechler]

Hi,

Since we're way off topic anyway, what about Linux?  I am responsible 
for a Debian server so keeping correct time is critical.  I have the 
ntp package installed (recommended if your clock drifts) but I don't 
think it takes timezones into account.  I remember having to reset 
the time last time the hardware was upgraded because it reverted to 
GMT.  Thanks very much for letting us know about this as I had no 
idea daylight savings had changed this year.

Keeping this slightly more on topic, I found a document on asimov for 
setting the Apple II clock card to daylight savings or some such 
after the year 2000 since apparently you can only preprogram a few 
time changes in advance because of memory limits on the card.  I can 
find it if anyone uses the Thunderclock card if I still have it.  You 
have to do some card reprogramming (hacking the card, basically) so 
not for the faint of heart.  Obviously that won't work under Dos 3.3.
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Tony Baechler
Baechler Productions


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