Jim Wowchuk <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>Hmmm....
>
>Virgil seems to be saying that the C time calls do not use the hardware
>clock but are based on the software clock (system time) less the time zone
>offset plus the TZTab offset.  But what about in MPE/iX 4.0?  Was there an
>internal (hidden) time zone offset there or did the C time routines actually
>reference the hardware clock?
>
As I understand it, the offset between the hardware clock and
the system clock has always been on the system. That is how the
system calculates the time at startup for you to accept or
correct.
 
Its only as of 5.0 that you are now able to actually display it
and modify it without restarting the system.
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