Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Bernd Eckenfels) | Subject | Re: Why touch the CMOS clock? | Date | Mon, 13 May 1996 18:20:17 +0200 (MET DST) |
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Hello,
> > # -a Set the system time from the CMOS clock, adjusting > > # the time to correct for systematic error, and writ- > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > what is a "systematic error" ? the time required to read the CMOS clock > time ?
systematic errors are errors which you can quantifie (i.e. linear). It's like 1s too fast in 1h. Those can be easyly corrected. The random errors +-1% can't be corrected of course.
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