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> From: Jimmie Houchin <jlhouchin at gmail.com>
> Date: May 2, 2011 7:00:54 AM GMT+02:00
> To: pharo-project at lists.gforge.inria.fr
> Subject: Re: [Pharo-project] System time
> Reply-To: Pharo-project at lists.gforge.inria.fr
> 
> I downloaded the latest Pharo 1.3 and Cog vm to my Vista server.
> 
> I opened up a workspace and did the following at as precisely as my hand eye coordination allow at the top of the minute shown.
> 
> The first time at the bottom shows exactly identical time with the OS clock.
> The second time above it, show a 5 second gain in time in a little over 24 hours.
> 
> I am going to let this image keep going and see how it continues.
> 
> DateAndTime now.
> 2011-05-01T23:45:05-05:00   lost 5 seconds since the below
> 2011-04-30T20:16:00-05:00  opened Pharo and checked time.
> 
> For me, this is now verified on 2 Windows Vista computers. One a laptop, and the other a Desktop machine I use as a server. Both are reasonably current Dells. The laptop with a duo-core processor and the desktop a quad-core processor.
> 
> I have not done any attempts on any other OS.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Jimmie
> 
> 
> 
> On 4/30/2011 12:03 PM, Jimmie Houchin wrote:
>> I am developing a time sensitive application. I poll a server every minute for new data. The data is time sensitive and the sooner I can get the data to the release of the data the better.
>> 
>> I have noticed that Pharo's system time drifts away from the OS system time. I would really like the Pharo system time to be the correct time.
>> 
>> I have not been able to find where in Pharo I can call to update the System clock to the correct time.
>> 
>> Any help greatly appreciated.
>> 
>> Jimmie
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