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- ClockAdjust © 1989 James Nitchals Compuserve ID 71001,2232
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- Caution
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- Only place ClockAdjust in the System folder of ONE hard disk or floppy
- diskette for each Macintosh you own. Install it into the hard disk or
- diskette you start up with most often. If you were to install
- ClockAdjust on more than one volume, each copy of ClockAdjust might
- adjust your clock, and inaccuracy would result.
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- Also, if you boot a disk containing ClockAdjust on someone else's
- computer, it might mis-adjust their clock and make them unhappy. Keep
- that in mind when deciding which disk to install ClockAdjust on.
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- If you have an internal hard disk in your Macintosh, this is the
- recommended place to install ClockAdjust.
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- Documentation
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- ClockAdjust is a combination Control Panel device and INIT that keeps
- your Macintosh clock accurate by adjusting its value every week. You
- can set the amount of the adjustment in the Control Panel.
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- You install ClockAdjust by dragging a fresh copy into your System
- Folder. It should appear the next time you open the Control Panel.
- Install an original unchanged copy of ClockAdjust, never a copy made
- from someone else's System folder.
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- To tell ClockAdjust how accurate your clock is, choose it from the
- Control Panel, type in the adjustment, and click on the "Too fast" or
- "Too slow" button. For example, if your clock tends to run 30 seconds
- fast each week (not an uncommon figure!), enter "30" into the box, and
- click on the "Too fast" button. You're all set, and your clock will
- be adjusted from now on without any more bother.
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- ClockAdjust accepts only whole numbers for the adjustment; if your
- clock is only off by a half-second each week, count yourself lucky.
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- Several factors can influence how fast your clock runs. Among them
- are: room temperature, computer temperature (which may change if you
- add peripheral cards or memory to your Macintosh,) aging of the
- computer, and how often you leave the computer turned on.
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- Based on these factors, you should pick a clock adjustment that
- represents how far off your clock tends to drift in normal use.
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- Clock adjustments are made when the computer starts up. The time is
- adjusted only once a week. If your clock drifts so much that you'd
- need adjustments more often, your clock may be in need of repair.
- Contact your dealer.
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- Crashes
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- If for some awful reason ClockAdjust crashes at startup time, reboot
- your computer while holding down the mouse button. This prevents the
- ClockAdjust INIT from performing any actions.
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- If ClockAdjust crashes in your Control Panel, reboot then remove
- ClockAdjust from your System Folder. Also, please report the nature
- of the problem to me if possible. (Check around for a newer version if
- this is the case before writing, though.)
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- Free Software!
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- ClockAdjust is free, but you may not distribute modified versions,
- sell it (alone or as part of a collection of software,) or distribute
- it without this document.
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- If you do want to sell it, leave me mail on Compuserve and we can
- discuss it. I'm cheap and easy.
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- Warranty (or lack thereof)
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- ClockAdjust is free, and I believe it to be fully functional, but I
- make no warranty, express or implied, as to functionality or
- reliability. Because of the wide variety of Macintosh software and
- hardware available, it is your sole responsibility to determine
- whether ClockAdjust will work in your environment.
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- Source Code
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- If anyone leaves me mail on Compuserve asking for source code, I'll
- upload it. I use my own assembler, so the syntax won't be 100%
- compatible with whatever you use, but it shouldn't be hard to change
- at all.
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