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From: "Carl_Gadener.AISNorth"@XEROX.COM
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Subject: Re: [walls%ssl.span@Fedex.Msfc.Nasa.Gov: RE: Re: Standalone VP
 booting]
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Date: 8 Nov 88 18:33:18 GMT
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The 1108 has a builtin hardwareclock as opposed to the 1186. Once you set
the time on it, you don't have to reset it as long as it is not powered
down (why a battery backup was not thought of , I don't know). The 1186,
not having a clock, has to "grab" the time from the net. I guess the
intention  was that these machines most likely were going to be installed
on some kind of network and therefore would not require a clock. 

Provided the time on the net is right, you are always sure that all
machines on it have the right time and are not running off on their own. I
personally use "AFTERLOGOUTFORMS, which is evaluated every time I log in to
the system. In it I check if I am on the net and if not, I am automatically
prompted for the right time.

Carl Gadener
AISoftSupport.Aisnorth@xerox.com