Helmut Kotsch
hkotsch at arcor.de
Wed Feb 6 14:52:02 CST 2013
No, I think the card had a battery powered clock. Helmut -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von Stuart McLachlan Gesendet: Mittwoch, 6. Februar 2013 21:48 An: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Betreff: Re: [dba-Tech] Web RTC built in But this is WebRTC. That must mean that when you boot up, your computer asks NIST what the time is. :-) -- Stuart On 6 Feb 2013 at 13:21, Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi Jim > > RTC built in? Every computer today has it. But it was missing on the > original IBM PC (XT). If you didn't want to adjust the clock from 1980-01-01 > every time you turned on the PC, you had to obtain and install a third-party > option board equipped with this Real Time Clock. > > /gustav > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Jim Lawrence > Sendt: 5. februar 2013 17:47 > Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Emne: [dba-Tech] Web RTC built in > > FireFox and Chrome have both added new features to their browsers that will > allow direct audio and video calling without third party applications or > plug-in. The capabilities is now build right in the browsers. > > Along with the article is a small chunk of code showing how this can be > implemented via web page and JavaScript. > > https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/02/hello-chrome-its-firefox-calling/ > > I understand the both Opera and Safari have similar projects in the works > but as always whether IE will follow the W3C protocol communications > standards or go it alone is anyone's guess. Microsoft does have a large > investment in Skype so this may predetermine their next move. > > Jim > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com