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Default Why aren't computer clocks as accurate as cheap quartz watches?

David Maynard wrote:
DevilsPGD wrote:

In message David Maynard
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Hell if I know but I just got one dated 1969.




That's usually because the date header was missing completely, and some
system along the way assigned a header of Jan 1 1970 -0000, then
corrected for timezone shift.


Possible. But that doesn't explain the ones dated 2001.


They were sent through HAL.
"Dave? What are you doing, Dave?"

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