Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version nyu B notes v1.5 12/10/84; site acf4.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!acf4!russell From: russell@acf4.UUCP (Bill Russell) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: Date and time keeping Message-ID: <1030028@acf4.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-May-85 17:41:00 EDT Article-I.D.: acf4.1030028 Posted: Mon May 13 17:41:00 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 16-May-85 04:13:42 EDT References: <2254@seismo.UUCP> Organization: New York University Lines: 8 As an aside, one must note that not all computer systems will be used with the "local machine time" being equal to "local real time". I can see many applications where the system time will be UT or GMT. If someone adds these auto-switch to xDT and back to xST, they must be able to be defeated when somene is not working in an area where that makes sense. As an example think of the computers on board the Shuttles. They more than likely keep UT.