************************************* * * * ClockSetter Documentation * * Version 1.3 * * Release date: July 5, 1991 * * * ************************************* The CodeHead ClockSetter program is freeware and may be distributed freely as long as the accompanying documentation is included and neither the program or documentation are altered. It may not be sold or included in a commercial package without the written consent of CodeHead Software. ClockSetter 1.0 --------------- Once we added HotWire's ledger feature, we realized the need for a corner clock in HotWire, so we added one. CLOCKSET.PRG allows you to set the system time and date. Its use is very simple. Just run the program (you may want to install it in your HotWire menu). It will show the current time and date and allow you to change it as you desire. When you're done, click on 'OK' (or 'Cancel' if you don't want to change the time/date). New Features of 1.1 ------------------- The Clock Setter 1.1 program now has a dual purpose. If you put it in your AUTO folder, it will read the clock in the keyboard processor, use this time to set the GEMDOS clock, and display a message with the current date and time. This feature is intended for users who have an internal battery clock. It has only been tested with the TIME-SAVER clock by Mind Mine but should work with all internal clocks which hook up through the keyboard processor. The Atari system clock ticks in two-second increments. For this reason, if ClockSetter were to read the time from the keyboard processor and immediately set the GEMDOS clock, there would be between 0 and 2 seconds of error, an average of one second, each time you reboot. To get around this, ClockSetter waits until the next two-second tick before proceeding. This will cause your bootup process to pause anywhere from 0 to 2 seconds when ClockSetter runs from the AUTO folder. NOTE: Make sure that you don't put the original CLOCKSET.PRG 1.0 in your AUTO folder or you may end up in a continuous crashing bootup cycle. New Features of 1.2 ------------------- Version 1.2 allows you to input a 24-hour time. If the value of your hour input is greater than 12, the appropriate time will be set regardless of the setting of the AM/PM buttons, e.g. 16:00:00 = 4PM. If the PM button is selected and you want to set an "AM" time, you'll need to click on the AM button. New Features of 1.3 ------------------- Version 1.3 fixes a problem which would cause ClockSetter to lock up the system in the AUTO folder. During a power-on bootup (where the power was previously off) from a computer without an internal battery clock, ClockSetter would wait forever for the keyboard clock to "tick". Apparently it never does. Clocksetter will now wait a maximum of two seconds before proceeding, eliminating this lockup.