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From: samlb@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Sam Bassett RCS)
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Subject: Re: adjtime(2) hints needed
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	I would add seconds x 1000 to milliseconds in separate temporary
variables, then do the addition or subtraction, and convert back to
seconds -- subtracting seconds and milliseconds separately does not yield
a very usable value . . . . .


Sam'l Bassett, Sterling Software @ NASA Ames Research Center, 
Moffett Field CA 94035 Work: (415) 604-4792;  Home: (415) 969-2644
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