REAL-TIME

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Screenshot of Real-Time v1.10

Real-Time connects to a Real-Time server through the internet, or across a LAN, updating your computer's system clock according to the system clock on the server it is connecting to. So, in other words, it is like a radio-controlled alarm clock. Where the radio-controlled clock automatically updates its time display when it receives a signal through its built-in radio, Real-Time updates your computer's clock through the internet.

Note: If you wish to use Real-Time to update your clock by our servers you will need to download the up-to-date server list (below).

DOWNLOADS

To install, open the ZIP file and then open the "setup.exe" file inside it.
While installing, if you are asked whether to keep or replace existing files, choose to keep them.

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DESCRIPTION DATE RELEASED DOWNLOADS FILE SIZE FILE HASHES / VIRUS SCANS

Real-Time v1.10
(installer) 21 August 2006 WyeSoft 1
WyeSoft 2 1.38 MB MD5: 116E03423FA476756F36BE23F824E667
SHA-256: 94090AD0B94BD0CE513B90281657
DBFEE39B61B2AE5F2BB31B4BF4C5D7390060

Real-Time Server v1.10
(installer) 21 August 2006 WyeSoft 1
WyeSoft 2 1.56 MB MD5: B54596707D19E5C743654AFF90CD345C
SHA-256: 16A3369DA20B13285057A492381C
DFB3604DECC0417569277B413B5E5006C12A

Up-to-date
Real-Time server list 14 January 2022 WyeSoft 1
WyeSoft 2 44 bytes MD5: 53F6631041414A183B64EB53830BAEB3
SHA-256: 344807B02C46F11A6D1B8E6BA620
ECF785B360E98229B25D22871B3219184D70

Real-Time v1.10
(Windows 98 / ME installer) 17 July 2007 WyeSoft 1
WyeSoft 2 1.59 MB MD5: BB405A4A807BFB6F398A0C3166C444B5
SHA-256: 438E57A8C5FF34EEE76530449E7F
A028CA64C761C65C44E3AFCD632658331CCC

Real-Time Server v1.10
(Windows 98 / ME installer) 17 July 2007 WyeSoft 1
WyeSoft 2 1.59 MB MD5: FF165D0C9DBD375CD868024BB42A217A
SHA-256: 7AC141CA26F247EA515CBBDAB3D1
41007C1A914E29164B29D563236DDB5D08F8

DESCRIPTION	DATE RELEASED	DOWNLOADS	FILE SIZE	FILE HASHES / VIRUS SCANS
Real-Time v1.10 (installer)	21 August 2006	WyeSoft 1 WyeSoft 2	1.38 MB	MD5: 116E03423FA476756F36BE23F824E667 SHA-256: 94090AD0B94BD0CE513B90281657 DBFEE39B61B2AE5F2BB31B4BF4C5D7390060
Real-Time Server v1.10 (installer)	21 August 2006	WyeSoft 1 WyeSoft 2	1.56 MB	MD5: B54596707D19E5C743654AFF90CD345C SHA-256: 16A3369DA20B13285057A492381C DFB3604DECC0417569277B413B5E5006C12A
Up-to-date Real-Time server list	14 January 2022	WyeSoft 1 WyeSoft 2	44 bytes	MD5: 53F6631041414A183B64EB53830BAEB3 SHA-256: 344807B02C46F11A6D1B8E6BA620 ECF785B360E98229B25D22871B3219184D70
Real-Time v1.10 (Windows 98 / ME installer)	17 July 2007	WyeSoft 1 WyeSoft 2	1.59 MB	MD5: BB405A4A807BFB6F398A0C3166C444B5 SHA-256: 438E57A8C5FF34EEE76530449E7F A028CA64C761C65C44E3AFCD632658331CCC
Real-Time Server v1.10 (Windows 98 / ME installer)	17 July 2007	WyeSoft 1 WyeSoft 2	1.59 MB	MD5: FF165D0C9DBD375CD868024BB42A217A SHA-256: 7AC141CA26F247EA515CBBDAB3D1 41007C1A914E29164B29D563236DDB5D08F8

DOCUMENTATION

CLIENT

Real-Time v1.10 (freeware)
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http://www.lamerproductions.com/
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Copyright � 2003-2006 Lamer Productions.  All rights reserved.
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Designed and created by Lord Lamer (Matthew A. Wood)
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v1.00 released 7 December 2003
v1.10 released 21 August 2006
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Introduction
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Real-Time connects to a Real-Time server through the Internet, or across a LAN, updating your computer's system clock according to the system clock on the server it is connecting to.  So in other words, it is like a radio-controlled alarm clock - where the radio-controlled clock automatically updates its time display when it receives a signal through its built-in radio, Real-Time updates your computer's clock through the Internet.

How to use Real-Time
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If you wish to use the official Real-Time servers (recommended), you should update your server list from the Lamer Productions website (http://www.lamerproductions.com/) occasionally.  The easiest way to do this is to download the file, "Servers.ini", from the Real-Time page of the site, and save it in your Real-Time folder (by default this is "C:\Program Files\Lamer Productions\Real-Time\v1.10\").

When your server list is up-to-date - either by downloading the latest one from the site, or by adding servers to it manually - you should sort the servers into order, starting with the most reliable one for you (fastest and most regularly online) at the top, down the the least reliable one for you at the bottom.  This is because, by default, Real-Time tries to connect to the server at the top of the list first, and if it fails it works its way down, trying them all in the order they are in on the list.  If Real-Time fails to connect to all of the servers in the list, it will either give up trying or start again from the top, depending on whether or not the "If all servers fail, start again from top of list" checkbox is ticked.  You can choose to start from another server on the list, just by clicking on it with the mouse or moving the blue selection bar down to it with the keyboard, or you can enter the address and port number of a server that is not on the list if you prefer.

You can tell Real-Time to update your system clock manually by either; clicking on the "Update Clock" button, double-clicking on one of the servers in the server list, or right-clicking on the tray icon (even if Real-Time is minimized).
You can set Real-Time to update your system clock every time you launch it, by ticking the "Update clock on program launch" checkbox.  You can also set up scheduled updating.  To do this, make sure the checkbox next to "Update every x hours" is ticked and enter the number of hours you want to elapse between updates in the text box.
There is also an option to make Real-Time close itself after successfully updating the clock.  This works best in conjunction with the "Update clock on program launch" setting and the "Launch on Windows start-up" setting (as long as you have a permanent connection to the internet, or you use Real-Time across a LAN), as this will cause Real-Time to run once briefly whenever you turn on your computer, quickly updating your system clock and closing immediately after.

Clock update connection settings
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"Maximum wait for connection" is the amount of time in milliseconds that Real-Time waits after attempting to connect to a Real-Time server, before giving up and moving on to the next server in the list (default=6000).

"Maximum acceptable reply delay" is the amount of time in milliseconds that Real-Time waits for a server to reply with the current date and time, before ignoring it - if this value is too high then you may receive a reply to an update attempt a long time after requesting the time from a server, in which case your system clock will be that amount of time slower than the server's system clock (default=1000 - the clock can only be set to the nearest second anyway, so a delay of one second shouldn't make any difference).

"Maximum wait for reply" is the amount of time in milliseconds that Real-Time waits in total for a server to reply, before the update attempt expires completely - if Real-Time receives a reply after the "Maximum acceptable reply delay", but before the "Maximum wait for reply", it will discard the reply and eitherattempt to update again from the same server or move on to the next server in the list (default=6000).

"Number of times to attempt to update from same server" is the number of failed update attempts Real-Time will allow from the same server before moving on to the next one in the list (default=10).

"If all servers fail, start again from top of list" is fairly self-explanatory and explained earlier on in this help file.  If this checkbox is ticked and Real-Time fails to update your system clock from all of the servers in the list, it will then start again from the top of the server list.  If the checkbox is not ticked, Real-Time will give up attempting to update (default=false).

Daylight savings time
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If your time zone enters daylight savings time or returns to standard time at a time when Real-Time is not running, Real-Time will not know that it has changed, so please tick/untick the "Daylight Savings Time" checkbox manually to ensure that Real-Time calculates your time correctly when updating your system clock.

Change log
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v1.00 to v1.10
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 - TCP/IP connection control changed from SocketWrench to Microsoft Winsock Control 6.0
 - changed from standard to Lamer Productions colour scheme
 - scheduling system changed to a simple "Update every x hours" system
 - removed "Ignore schedule if not connected to the Internet" setting, because dialler control was part of SocketWrench
 - "Close program after successful update" setting added
 - text boxes containing times stretched so the times actually fit in the text boxes
 - "Emergency Disconnect" button renamed to "Stop Update"
 - changed/added a few hotkeys
 - alignment changed to centre on text boxes containing numeric values
 - minimum timeouts added - 10 ms

SERVER

Real-Time Server v1.10 (freeware)
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http://www.lamerproductions.com/
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Copyright � 2003-2006 Lamer Productions.  All rights reserved.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Designed and created by Lord Lamer (Matthew A. Wood)
----------------------------------------------------
v1.00 released 7 December 2003
v1.10 released 21 August 2006
------------------------------

Introduction
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Real-Time Server is, as the name suggests, a server for Real-Time clients to connect to.  This means that someone running Lamer Productions' Real-Time can connect to your server and have their computer's system clock updated according to your computer's system clock.

Helping Lamer Productions
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Obviously, you can run a private Real-Time server if you prefer, but if you run the server regularly (preferably close to 24 hours a day) and you would like to help us (Lamer Productions), then please submit your IP address or hostname to the Real-Time server list on the Lamer Productions website (http://lamerproductions.cjb.net at the time this help file was written).

If you have a static IP then please submit that to the website.  However, if you only have a dynamic IP, submitting it to the site would just cause confusion as your IP would not stay the same, so I suggest creating an account at CJB.NET (http://www.cjb.net) and using their Dynamic DNS service, so that you can submit a CJB.NET address to the Lamer Productions website, which will be forwarded to your computer at any time.

How to use Real-Time Server
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Everything in the server part of Real-Time is fairly straight-forward - all of controls are quite self-explanatory;

"Launch on Windows start-up" - tick this checkbox to make Real-Time Server launch automatically when Windows starts up.
"Start server on program launch" - tick this to make Real-Time Server start serving as soon as it is launched.
"Minimize program on launch" - tick this to make Real-Time Server automatically minimize itself as soon as it is launched.
"Log connection IPs" - tick this to make Real-Time Server keep logs of the IPs of all incoming connections.  They will be saved in the "Logs" folder, inside the main program folder, with filenames based on the current date (in the format "yyyymmdd").

"TCP port" - in this box, enter the TCP port number that you wish your server to run on.  It is suggested that you use the default value, 1610.
"Start Server" / "Stop Server" - click this button to start/stop the server manually.

"Daylight Savings Time" - this checkbox should be ticked when your time zone enters daylight savings time, and unticked when your time zone goes back into standard time - this is just so that Real-Time Server calculates UTC time properly (important, as this is the time sent to all Real-Time clients that connect to your server).
"UTC time" - displays the current Universal Time, UTC (or Greenwich Mean Time, GMT) and the date.
"Your time" - displays the current date and time within your time zone.
"Program started at" / "Server started at" / "Server stopped at" - displays the date and time that the last action (program lauch or server start/stop) took place.

"Total number of connections" - the number of connections your server has received by clients, since the program was last launched and since the server was last started.
"Maximum number of simultaneous connections" - the highest number of connections your server has received at any one time, since the program was last launched and since the server was last started.

"Help" - click this button to view this help file at any time.

Tray icon - if Real-Time Server is minimized, double-clicking on the tray icon with the left mouse button will restore the window.  Double-clicking on it with the right mouse button will close the program, and just clicking it once with the right mouse button will start or stop the server, without having to restore the window first.

Change log
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v1.00 to v1.10
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 - TCP/IP connection control changed from SocketWrench to Microsoft Winsock Control 6.0
 - changed from standard to Lamer Productions colour scheme
 - added ability to log IPs of incoming connections
 - text boxes containing times stretched so the times actually fit in the text boxes

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