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PC Time

Version 1.22 · NIST

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Description

The HP Palmtop Paper PCTIME is a program that sets your computer clock to agree with precise time from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). To use PCTIME, you must have a modem (either internal or external) installed on your computer. Freeware.

Technical details

File
pc_time.zip
Size
65.3 KB
Format
.zip
Year
1996
Added to S.U.P.E.R.
1998-12-20
Files inside
3
Author
NIST
Path
anonftp/pub/pc_time.zip

How to install it

What to send to the palmtop saves 9.0 KB

These are the files you need. You can send them from the package contents below.

  • PCTIME.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 105.1 KB
  • PCTIME.CFG → A:\_DAT configuración 79 B

No need to put PCTIME.DOC: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 9.0 KB on a 1 MB disk.

Steps
  1. Copy PCTIME.EXE to A:\SOFT. They are DOS programs: run them from the DOS icon, or add A:\SOFT to the PATH in C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT to call them by name.
  2. Copy PCTIME.CFG to A:\_DAT, where the 200LX looks for configuration. Open it with Memo and adjust it before use.
  3. If you edit a configuration file on the palmtop, make sure you leave a newline at the end: some programs swallow the last line without saying a word.

Derived from the package contents and the 200LX conventions. It installs to A: on purpose: C: is a RAM disk and every byte there is memory taken from the system.

The author's instructions
Installing PCTIME

To use PCTIME, copy the PCTIME.EXE file to the disk or directory where you
want it to be stored.  Then, type PCTIME and press <ENTER> to start the
software.


Configuring PCTIME

The first thing to do when you use PCTIME is to make sure that it is set up
properly to run on your computer.  To do so, select "Change Configuration"
from the menu.  The setup screen will appear on your monitor.

Complete the following steps to configure PCTIME.

Literal excerpt from PCTIME.DOC, exactly as it came in the package.

Send to my palmtop

The palmtop must be waiting before you press the button, or the transfer will fail. It is the palmtop that announces it is ready, not the other way round.

First time? How to connect the palmtop, step by step →