Denys ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
 
> P.S. Bruce, would you be so kind as to tell me if the Mac does its own
time
> change.  Believe or not, I have to deal with some Macs sometimes (not by
> choice, I assure you :->) and I have to know if I need to change the time
> when they are re-powered up in a few weeks.  THX.
 
Not to preclude Bruce's response (in which I, too, am interested), but here
is what I know about the Mac clock (based on System 7.1, not the latest
System 7.5.x):
 
1. By itself, the MacOS does not include correction for Standard or
Daylight Savings times.
 
2. There is an Extension (WorldTime) that you can get (shareware?
freeware?) that will do this automatically. It is based, I believe, on the
location you have set for yourself in the Map control panel. (Isn't it neat
how changing your location in Map automatically changes the time?)
 
3. I use the freeware AutoClock (Control Panel? Extension? I forget...),
which I use to dial out and re-sync my Mac clock every week. It also tracks
how much time my Mac clock loses/gains between calls, and has a provision
for automatically applying adjustments.
 
Bottom line: The Macs you manage probably need to have their clocks
adjusted, but having it done automatically is a little-or-no cost
situation.
 
--Glenn Cole
  Software al dente, Inc.
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