In article <ap.57ab2e5b0f.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>,
Andrew Rawnsley <rcomp@rcomp.co.uk> wrote:

> R-Comp is pleased to announce the release of "ClockSave", a set of
> programs to help ensure that your RISC OS computer always has a sensible
> date/time.

> In the modern world of SSL certificates and internet synchronisation, it
> is more important than ever that your computer has a time that makes
> sense, but many single-board computers lack a realtime clock. RISC OS
> provides the NetTime module which can synchronise time with the internet,
> but this requires not only an internet connection, but also a vaguely
> agreeable time to begin with.

> The ClockSave suite of programs is designed to save and restore valid
> times during shutdown/startup, and sanity check the results to ensure that
> the computer starts with a sensible time. A third component can
> (optionally) monitor things during the session, periodically recording the
> time in case of crash or unexpected reboot (eg. ctrl-break), and also
> reset/nudge NetTime to encourage accurate sync-ing.

> Note that ClockSave doesn't set out to magically divine the exact time
> (though it will try to do that via NetTime). Instead, its goal is to
> ensure that your clock is kept sensible, to ensure that time-based
> operations work as expected (eg. SSL certificates, websites, backups,
> email, NetTime itself).

> The suite is provided with simple installation/uninstall routines, and
> includes a Readme documenting the various features/functions.

> ClockSave will be available as a standalone product on !Store for 5ukp.
> It will also be provided free of charge as part of PiTools, and to users
> of our computers (where applicable). If you're intending to use it on a
> DIY or other computer, and don't want to buy PiTools, we ask that you grab
> a copy on !Store.

> ClockSave is available now on !Store, or via the users' download sites
> for most R-Comp computers/support schemes from BeagleBoard onwards.

I've loaded into my PinebookPro. When trying to shut down the machine, I
get an error "Application may have gone wrong" from which I can't escape.

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England - sent from my RISC OS 4té²
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