Re: Alternative clock display




Joerg wrote:
>
>Hello Guy,
>
>> Here is one that gives you the actual time instead of parroting
>> your computer's clock:
>>
>> [ http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/anim ]
>
>Just tried and it was two seconds late versus WWVB. I don't think
>accurate time can be sent via the web.

Interesting. Any chance that there is a proxy or firewall between
you and the web? I could easily believe a sizable fraction of a
second because of the internet, but 2 seconds seems too high.
Even bouncing off a geosynchronous satellite only adds a qurter of
a second or so.





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