Re: PSA: Clock drift and pkgin
Paul Koning <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.netbsd.ports.vax |
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> On Dec 13, 2023, at 4:43 PM, Mouse <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... >> Because if you run a VAX without something like ntp, you will >> *always* have some drift. > > If you run pretty much _any_ computer without something to keep it > synced, you will. It's just a question of whether the hardware is > precise enough for the drift to be obvious. Definitely. But with the unlikely exception of very old (CDC 6600 serial number < 8) or very cheap (minimal RP2040) computers that don't have a crystal clock, the drift should be 0.01% or less. paul