Michael Lombardi's article "Keeping Time on Your PC" (October 1993) was interesting, although I believe this quest for the most exacting universal time is only worthy of Don Quixote. I understand the need for precision, but I also understand the inherent relative nature of time, which is why I keep all the computers in time synchronization on my IBM LAN Server networks by running a REXX program on the domain controllers as an AT job. The nodes are brought into time synchronization when employees log on to the LAN. Because all applications are networked, employees cannot do any business-related work until they log on. As for my home computer, since I cannot watch TV and code at the same time, to give or take a couple of minutes doesn't matter.
Kenneth Reiss
Passaic, NJ
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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