RE: Network connected/synched Wall Clock

["Michael Mc Aree" <michael.mcaree@xxxxxxx>]

I have a Sony bediside clock radio that does this. There is one problem
however - the time is consitently wrong. Maybe the signal is not strong
enough to reach Belfast or they changed something as I seem to remember
that it did work at one time .

Michael
BELFAST

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 08 March 2002 00:49
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Network connected/synched Wall Clock
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> There are various wall-clocks available of the "Sync to the=20
> MSF Atomic clock=20
> at Rugby" Variety, including both traditional analogue=20
> clocks, and modern=20
> looking digital clocks. typically not costing more than about=20
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> Why not go for one of these? - these set themselves as well,=20
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> batteries in and away they go. they also change the hour=20
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> Paul G.
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> >From: "Stuart Booth" <stuart@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [ukha_d] Network connected/synched Wall Clock
> >Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 18:50:00 -0000
> >
> >I've got a couple of wall mounted clocks. Their mechanisms 'tick',
> >especially so if they have a seconds hand. This 'tick' noise I
really
> >detest, and I certainly cannot sleep in the same room as one.
> >
> >But they also go very slightly out of synch with real time too.
> >
> >I like the way that my VCR and ONdodgy box both get their times
> >automatically from Teletext I presume.
> >
> >Now, my Server has a time synchronising applet that I tell to
> >update with an atomic clock over the Internet every now and then.
> >My other PCs then synchronise their clocks with my Server.
> >
> >This set me thinking that wouldn't it be great if I had some kind
of
> >NON-Ticking wall block that behind the scenes synched with a
> >network service running on the Server box.
> >
> >I don't suppose anybody has seen such a toy?
> >
> >Stuart
> >
> >--
> >Stuart Booth
> >Somewhere in Buckinghamshire, England, UK
> >
> >stuart@xxxxxxx     ICQ#: 4515603
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