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Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock?

From	Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock?
Date	2024-10-30 22:26 +0000
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On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:19:17 +0000, Scott Lurndal wrote:

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
>>On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:11:07 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>
>>> On the original IBM PC and most clones you had to type the time and
>>> date on every boot.
>>
>>Funnily enough, you still have to do that on a Raspberry Pi. Because
>>that product has such a low cost, even a battery-backed-up clock would
>>add too much to it.
> 
> Not particularly funny, nor true.   Several i2c RTC are available for
> rPI for less than a sawbuck.  If network connected, NTP is just a packet
> away.
> 
> That is the strength of the rPI, configurability and extension.

Lawrence is wrong yet again. Later Pis can have a battery added to them. 
About 5 pounds here in the UK.



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Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-30 00:00 +0000
  Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? p.dean@invalid.net (Peter Dean) - 2024-10-30 02:48 +0000
    Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-30 03:11 +0000
      Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? p.dean@invalid.net (Peter Dean) - 2024-10-30 03:58 +0000
    Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-10-30 07:07 -0400
      Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? p.dean@invalid.net (Peter Dean) - 2024-10-30 14:48 +0000
    Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-10-30 14:11 +0100
      Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-30 20:54 +0000
        Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-10-30 22:19 +0000
          Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2024-10-30 22:26 +0000
          Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2024-11-08 17:21 +0000
  Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> - 2024-10-30 13:03 +0000
    Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2024-10-30 21:30 +0000
      Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-31 02:14 +0000
    Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2024-11-03 12:49 -0700
  Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-10-30 14:14 +0100
  Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2024-10-30 09:07 -1000
    Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-30 20:51 +0000
      Re: Who First Thought Of Using GMT/UTC For System Clock? Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2024-10-30 13:13 -1000

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