Copyright: Copyright © 1995 by New-Ware


Contents
NEWTIME Help Contents

What is NEWTIME?

How do I Install it?

How Do I Register?

Copyright

Click on control area of main screen below for pop-up help:


Set Comm Port

The spin button controls the setting of the Comm port.   Choosing the "Save Settings" items on the "Options" menu after setting the port saves the port setting to the NEWTIME.INI file.


Set Time Zone

It is important that you use the spin button to select the correct time zone for your area since the ACTS system supplies time in GMT format.  Once you have selected the proper time zone, use the Save item on the Options menu to update the INI file.


Daylight Savings Time Option

This option box should be checked if your time zone is currently observing daylight savings time.


Modem Speaker Option

NEWTIME will add a Hayes M1 command to the modem initialization string  if this option is checked, other wise an M0 command is added


Modem Status Panel

This panel contains three status lights that generally mimic the transmit (TX), receive (RX), and carrier detect (CD) lights found on most Hayes-compatible modems.


Modem Init String Editor

Enter the character string that you wish NEWTIME to use to initialize your modem.  It will be a very rare modem that requires an initialization string that differs from the default of ATZ V1 S2=43.  The S2 register  value is important since NEWTIME uses the Hayes +++ sequence to get the modem into the command mode when on-line.


Time Source Number Editor

Two telephone numbers are provided in the drop-down list.  One is the number for the NIST ACTS service and the other number dials the Naval Observatory time service in Washington, DC.   You may edit either string and save it if you need to add special dialing prefixes.  NEWTIME will save whatever string is in the edit box when you choose the "Save Settings" item from the "Options" menu.


Comm Activity Panel

Displays messages indicating major actions taken by NEWTIME


Help Button

The Help button is what got you here.  Pressing F1 will also activate TIMESET.HLP.  The HLP file must be located in the same directory with NEWTIME.EXE.


Modem Disconnect Button

Press this button to break the current connection by dropping the carrier.


Dial To Set Time Button

This is the main action control of the TIMESET program.  Press this button to cause NEWTIME to dial the ACTS number, read the current NIST time, hang-up, and set your system time and date.


Exit Program Button

This buttons exits NEWTIME.


The Current System Time
The Current Time

Dynamically displays the current time (as if you didn't know <g>).


What is TIMESET?
What is NEWTIME?

NEWTIME is a Windows utility that provides a means to accurately set your computer system time with just a quick telephone call via your modem.  The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Naval Observatory both provide on-line computer time services which NEWTIME calls to update your system  time.

The  NIST site is called  Automatic Computer Time Service (ACTS ), is located in Boulder, CO and is reached by calling 303-494-4774.

The Naval Observatory site is located in Washington, DC and is reached by calling 202-653-0351.

It takes less than 1 minute for NEWTIME to dial, connect, retrieve the time, and hang-up.  Your system time is automatically and accurately set for you.

When you press the "Time" button, the following sequence of events will occur:

Your modem will be initialized with the modem init string.

NEWTIME will dial the number in the Dial Number editor.

Modem status panel lights will indicate transmit, receive, and carrier detect events.

When connected, NEWTIME will attempt to read the service time string.

NEWTIME will disconnect from the service.

If an ungarbled time value has been read, NEWTIME will set your system time.


How Do I Register?

NEWTIME is not free.  It is offered as a Shareware product which means that you get to try it before you buy it.  It is not right for you to use NEWTIME on a regular or even periodic basis without paying for it, especially since the registration fee is a modest $10.00.

The Options menu of NEWTIME contains a Register item.  Select this item to be presented with a registration form editor to fill out, print, and mail to:

New-Ware

8050 Camino Kiosco

San Diego, CA 92122

619-455-6225 [Voice]

619-455-5226 [BBS]

You may also register via telephone during 9:00 a.m and 5:00 p.m. weekdays with a MasterCard or Visa.  Or you may register on-line through the New-Ware BBS which operates 24 hours a day.

Thanks for trying NEWTIME!.


Copyright
Copyright information:

NEWTIME ©1995

New-Ware

8050 Camino Kiosco

San Diego, CA 92122

619-455-6225

All rights reserved.


Set Date Editor
The Set System Date Editor

The set date editor will appear when you double click on a date in the calendar.  This feature permits you to change the system date.


Main Menu

Use the Options menu to save current settings to the INI file, toggle balloon hints on/off, or to fill out the Shareware registration form.  The help menu accesses this file or the program about box.


How do I Install it?

Installing NEWTIME is easy.  Just copy three files, NEWTIME.EXE, NEWTIME.HLP, and NEWTIME.INI into the directory of your choice.  Then edit the INI file to set your Comm port number, time zone, and daylight savings time information.  When you run the program you may set these options and then save them from the options menu in lieu of editing the INI file.


Calendar

The NEWTIME calendar initializes showing the current day, month, and year.  The up/down arrow (spin button) to the left of the calendar controls the month.  Click on the up button to increase the month and the down button to decrease the month.

Click on the month day, year string just below the calendar to restore the calendar to the current system date.

To set the system date, click on a date cell to change the date and then double-click the cell.  The NEWTIME date editor will appear.  Type in the date in MO/DY/YR format and press the Enter key to set your computer system date to the typed in date.


Clear Registration Window

This button automatically clears all text in the registration edit window.