clark@ssc-vax.boeing.com (Roger Clark Swann) (11/01/90)
Here at the Big 'B' most all of the secretarial stations are equipped with an ATT ISDN 7505 set. That's the one with the multifuction display. Behind these sets are 5ESS switches, everything being purchased from and integrated by ATT. One of the functions of the display on the 7505 is a clock/calendar. The recent change from daylight time back to standard time brings the following question: Why isn't the clock display in the station set slaved off the real time clock on the switch (5ESS) such that the stations are updated at least once every 24 hours? These sets are powered from the local 120V outlet through a transformer and when there is a power outage, the local clock/calendar gets trashed, the result being that someone must set the clock manually at each station. I would like to see a *clock sync* data packet sent out over the ISDN interface to each station that would set the local clock at regular intervals. Perhaps someone would comment on this. Roger Swann uw-beaver!ssc-vax!clark