Blxter to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-211 months agoInventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1998arrow-down16 cross-posted to: programming@lemmy.mlinformatica@feddit.ittechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1992arrow-down1external-linkInventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85arstechnica.comBlxter to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-211 months agomessage-square56fedilink cross-posted to: programming@lemmy.mlinformatica@feddit.ittechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@beehaw.org
minus-square@Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish48•11 months agoI always really liked that NTP uses port 123 which is the same number that you can dial, in the uk, on a analogue, landline phone, to call an automated service that tells you the precise time.
minus-square@discozombie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•11 months ago1194 in Australia, it was discontinued in 2019 after 66 years. It’s now on the internet http://1194online.com/
minus-square@maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish5•11 months agoWas that the one you could use to set callback alarms as well?
minus-square@discozombie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•11 months agoNah that was just the talking clock. The wake up/reminder service was a ‘premium’ service accessible via 1234.
I always really liked that NTP uses port 123 which is the same number that you can dial, in the uk, on a analogue, landline phone, to call an automated service that tells you the precise time.
1194 in Australia, it was discontinued in 2019 after 66 years. It’s now on the internet http://1194online.com/
Was that the one you could use to set callback alarms as well?
Nah that was just the talking clock. The wake up/reminder service was a ‘premium’ service accessible via 1234.
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