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From: vishniac@wanginst.UUCP (Ephraim Vishniac)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Daylight Savings Time vs. Macintosh
Message-ID: <544@wanginst.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 6-May-85 08:15:21 EDT
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Posted: Mon May  6 08:15:21 1985
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Organization: Wang Institute, Tyngsboro, Ma.  01879
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> In addition to the kitchen clock, the alarm clock, the VCR, the cable
> converter, the ... I also have to change the clock on something that should
> know better, namely my Mac. I had to do it last fall as well but with all the
> talk about ROM upgrades and new system files maybe something can be done about
> it.
> ...
> The algorithm is simple and not huge. How about it Apple? 

The algorithm may be simple and small, but not universal.
Many areas in the U.S. are not on standard daylight savings time (pardon
my oxymoron); some do not use daylight savings time at all.  Will you add
controls to the control panel for describing the local dst rules?  Or will
the Mac simply ask where you live?
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