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Re: cheap GPS


From: Jeremy Porter <jerry () fc net>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 14:22:44 -0500



We weren't talking about NTP, but primary refence clocks for telcom timing
solutions.

In message <Pine.GSO.4.00.9908201341040.15720-100000 () dartboard halachmi net>, Al
an Halachmi writes:
jerry>The little birdies tell me that some of this
jerry>equipment failed its week rollover test the first
jerry>time, but patches were quickly made. Hopefully all
jerry>the telco's using the equipment read the engineering
jerry>field notices....

That's interesting... NTP is supposed to be a "Y2K proof"
timestamp because it operates on an absolute time reference.
Right?

Alan

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