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- SetDateTime INIT and DateTimeServer
- (c) 1991 by Leo Wierzbowski
-
- General Info:
-
- This pair of programs enables you to maintain synchronized Macintosh
- clocks on an AppleTalk internet/network. These programs use only
- the built-in AppleTalk protocols -- no extra protocol drivers
- required.
-
- The DateTimeServer is an application that runs under Finder or
- MultiFinder. Most sites would probably run it in the background
- under MultiFinder, on a Mac that runs throughout the working day.
-
- The SetDateTime INIT is a system startup INIT that runs on the users'
- Macs when they start their Macs. It is not persistent, nor does
- it patch any traps. It simply looks for the DateTimeServer and,
- if found, gets the correct date and time and sets the Mac's clock.
-
- Configuration:
-
- SetDateTime INIT comes configured to look for the DateTimeServer in
- the default AppleTalk zone of the user's Macintosh. If your site's
- DateTimeServer is in another zone, or if you wish to ensure the
- operation of the INIT no matter who gets it at your site, you
- must use ResEdit and change STR# 150 from a '*' to the name of
- the server's zone.
-
- DateTimeServer needs no configuration.
-
- Installation:
-
- DateTimeServer is a stand-alone application. It uses 80K RAM
- under MultiFinder. If you make it one of the startup applications,
- by selecting it and then selecting 'Set Startup' under the Finder's
- 'Special' menu, it will run every time you start the server's Mac.
-
- DateTime INIT is copied/dragged into the user's Mac's system folder.
-
- Operation:
-
- DateTimeServer is started from the Finder by selecting it and opening
- it or by double-clicking on its icon. To stop the server, select 'Quit'
- from its 'File' menu.
-
- SetDateTime INIT starts automatically when the user's Mac is started.
- Once it has set the Mac's clock, it quits. Should it be unable to
- find the DateTimeServer and set the Mac's clock, it quits.
-
- License:
-
- SetDateTime INIT and DateTimeServer are free to use on an unlimited
- number of Macs at your site, provided you email me a thank-you
- note. There is no warranty of any kind.
-
- Support:
-
- I'm pleased to hear from you if you have comments about the DateTime
- package. I will respond to your email, but I cannot guarantee
- that I will fix bugs or compatibility problems. The DateTime package
- works OK in the labs I support here (at Univ. of Florida). I'm
- simply sharing the fruit of my labors.
-
- internet: leo_w@qm.circa.ufl.edu
- bitnet: leo@ufpine
- applelink: U0177 (that 0 is a zero)
-
- The DateTime package may redistributed only in its original unconfigured
- state, with this readme file, at no charge to others.
-