Subject: Re: localtime
To: netbsd-amiga <port-amiga@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Georges Heinesch <ghmlist@ibm.net>
List: port-amiga
Date: 06/20/1998 03:42:00
Quoting Michael Schaffner (19-Jun-98 19:51:27):

>> During the Installation of NetBSD, I set my timezone correctly
>> (Luxembourg, CEST, UTC-2). The system time of my Amiga is set to
>> local time. I guess that is the correct way to do it.
>> 
>> When I start NetBSD, all times are 2 hours ahead of the present
>> time.
>> 
>> It looks like ...
>> 
>> 1. ... either the Amiga system time should be set to UTC, but in
>> this
>>    case all Amiga applications would work with UTC (which is not
>>    desired) or that ...

> There is a tool for AmigaOS named Unixclock (probably on Aminet)
> that handles timezones unix-style : hardware is always
> UTC, the timezone is changed according to your settings by software.

What are the differnces/advantages between 'UnixClock' and
'ClockDaemon'?

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