17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
xntp (extended network time protocol) can be accurate to a few tenths of a second over a serial link, possibly better. It can get to thousandths or better over an ethernet. GPS can also provide a very accurate time signal (about $300 for the hardware, which is becoming relatively common.) Adam jim bell wrote: | I've thought of an application for a "revolutionary" program for peaceful | protest, but one that requires that a substantial number (1000) of people | have access to computer time synchronized to 1 second, ideally 0.1 second. | How good would a time sync over the net typically be? | | Jim Bell | jimbell@pacifier.com | -- "It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once." -Hume