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From: marks@mgse.UUCP (Mark Seiffert)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio
Subject: Re: Will WWV/WWVH always be here?
Keywords: WWV, WWVH, Heathkit, clock
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Date: 15 Jan 90 04:11:50 GMT
References: <7319@chaph.usc.edu> <1990Jan10.175719.8720@haven.umd.edu> <3230@psivax.UUCP> <1990Jan12.220458.5088@haven.umd.edu> <1013@khijo
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In article <1013@khijol.UUCP> erc@khijol.UUCP (Edwin R. Carp) writes:
>In article <1990Jan12.220458.5088@haven.umd.edu> louie@sayshell.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos) writes:
> 
>>8101 Automated Computer Time Service (ACTS)
>>Time and Frequency Division, National Bureau of Standards
>>US Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
> 
>>     This is a package of C software for the IBM Personal Computer. It can
>>     be used to call a special NBS number using either 300-Hz or 1200-Hz
>>     modem and set the computer clock. The latest version has been adapted
>>     to run on Unix workstations.
>
>Any ideas on where I can get the software for this?  I need the XENIX version
>(if it's been ported to XENIX) or the UNIX version (I'll port it myself).

This reminded my of something i found on the alphacm bbs a long time ago. I
pulled it off of tape and tried it. It is called nbs_time.tar.Z, and includes
a C program and a 286 Xenix binary. I tried it, and it works, it dialed into
NBS at 1200 baud on port tty1a (the defaults) got the time and set it for
me. My system time is now within 4 seconds of that which is displayed on my
cable converter box (assuming that is right). If you are interested in getting
this program DO NOT reply to this message, instead send the following message
to the archive server on my system, archive@mgse, and you will get the
uuencoded compressed tar file back along with the system help file.

- cut here --------------------------------------------------
set uuencode
set compress
send other/xenix/nbs_time.tar.Z
help
- cut here --------------------------------------------------

>Ed Carp			N7EKG/5 (28.3-28.5)	uunet!cs.utexas.edu!khijol!erc
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