[Coco] OS-9 startup file question

[K. Pruitt]

Yes, it's always Sun Apr 13 21:40:34 at boot.

DW4 takes about 10-15 seconds on my coco to correct the time via DW4.

When I run without drivewire I set the date at boot and then grab the hour 
and minute from a plug 'n power controller hooked up to the cassette port. 
I have a hardware clock in my disk controller, but am currently not using 
physical disks and am instead using the SDC card for all my storage needs. 
The disk controller and MPI are just sitting to the side looking sad.  I am 
oddly obsessesed with keeping correct time on my coco as I am using it to 
turn some lights on and off.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Pereira" <spereira1952 at comcast.net>
To: "Bill Pierce" <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>; "CoCoList for Color Computer 
Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] OS-9 startup file question


> Wow.  Thank you *very* much, Bill, for your response!
>
> I just did a reset, and then I issued a date -t command right away, and 
> again about 30 seconds later, and then again about 30 more seconds later.
>
> The system returned an inaccurate date and time for the first two 
> attempts, and then on the third try, voila! back came the proper date and 
> time.
>
> I started out by indicating that I was making my way through the Rainbow 
> Guide to OS-9.  I figured that there would be differences between what I 
> was reading and reality in NitrOS-9, but this seemed to be pretty simple 
> and straightforward, so I asked the question.
>
> Yes, indeed, as we have conversed before, I am using Drivewire 4 on my 
> CoCo 3, and I am using a proper distro .DSK image of NitrOS-9.
>
> Thanks a million for clearing this up for me.  I greatly appreciate all 
> the assistance that I get from everyone on this list.  I am glad to get to 
> the bottom of this mystery!
>
> smp
> --
> Stephen M. Pereira
> Bedford, NH  03110
> KB1SXE
>
>