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[Tony Finch]

Eric R. Smith <ersmith at hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote:
>
> it would follow that a POSIX compliant system has to know how many days
> have elapsed since the epoch, i.e. it needs to have some kind of access
> to the sky.

Only to the extent that its owners want it to know the correct time.

Tony.
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