sarathy@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Rajiv Sarathy) (03/04/90)
It's probably just a coincidence, but the following series of events occurred a couple of days ago (Thursday, I think): 1. I read news. 2. I downloaded, uncompressed, etc. a game "Frac" posted a couple of days ago -- a 3d "Tetris". 3. Played game several times (and scored miserably). 4. Used computer yesterday without problems. 5. Used computer today without problems. 6. Until I noticed that my AT's system clock had been changed to 01-01-1980 -- the same date that the copy of "Frac" has on my hard-disk. This may just be because the date was somehow reset BEFORE I downloaded Frac (plausible), or because Frac plays with the CMOS. Did anyone else who downloaded frac experience this problem? Please say no!! --Raj -- Rajiv Partha Sarathy _ _ /^\ INTERNET sarathy@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca ................ooooooooOOOO(_)(_)\_/ BITNET sarathy@utorgpu.bitnet University Of Toronto Computing Services UUCP sarathy@utgpu.uucp
scott@kong.gatech.edu (Scott Coulter) (03/04/90)
sarathy@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Rajiv Sarathy) writes: >the following series of events occurred a couple of days ago: >[stuff deleted] > 6. Until I noticed that my AT's system clock had been changed to > 01-01-1980 -- the same date that the copy of "Frac" has on > my hard-disk. This may just be because the date was somehow > reset BEFORE I downloaded Frac (plausible), or because > Frac plays with the CMOS. >Did anyone else who downloaded frac experience this problem? >Please say no!! >--Raj I'm happy to report that I've used this game for several days on two different systems (an AT and a PS/2) and have not seen the problem you described. regards, Scott Coulter P.S. I trust I'm not the only one thoroughly addicted to this game? It is the perfect step up for any Tetris enthusiast. A hearty "thanks" to the authors! =============================================================================== Scott D. Coulter Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 uucp: {most anywhere}!gatech!kong!scott Internet: scott@kong.gatech.edu "Sometimes I just sit back & close my eyes; I enjoy the view"--Michael W. Smith
lhv@spocm2.UUCP (Leo Vermeulen) (03/05/90)
In article <1990Mar4.002359.19030@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>, sarathy@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Rajiv Sarathy) writes: > It's probably just a coincidence, but the following series of events > occurred a couple of days ago (Thursday, I think): > > 1. I read news. > 2. I downloaded, uncompressed, etc. a game "Frac" posted a couple > of days ago -- a 3d "Tetris". > 3. Played game several times (and scored miserably). > 4. Used computer yesterday without problems. > 5. Used computer today without problems. > 6. Until I noticed that my AT's system clock had been changed to > 01-01-1980 -- the same date that the copy of "Frac" has on > my hard-disk. This may just be because the date was somehow > reset BEFORE I downloaded Frac (plausible), or because > Frac plays with the CMOS. > > Did anyone else who downloaded frac experience this problem? > Please say no!! > > --Raj The same thing happened here. I hadn't made the connection between the Frac game and the date/time being reset, but it is very plausible. Yesterday I tried to do a disk back-up to tape streamer. I started the procedure as usual, but the 'fastape' software I use complained, saying 'You will not be allowed to use this software until you have properly set the system date and time!'. I then checked the date and time which were set to 6 Jan 1980, and 13:08:20. The date had changed, but the time was still correct. I blamed it initially on some experimenting I had done with the pc-shell published recently on the net, but it might well have been the Frac game. Assuming the date had been reset to 1/1/80, that means the reset occurred 6 days before Sunday, which is before the game was published (I think, but our articles expire quickly). Checking the directories that I created to store the game and to archive it, I think my system date was reset to 4 Jan 1980, rather than 1 Jan 1980, but even so... I will not run the game again! PS. I am using a 16MHz 386 clone made by Philips (P3302) running MS-DOS 3.3 -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leo Vermeulen, Philips TDS, Stockholm, Sweden | This is an | (uucp: ..!uunet!mcsun!sunic!spocm2!lhv) | empty box | -------------- (voice: + (46) 8 782 1081) ---------------+--------------------|
rspangle@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Randy Spangler) (03/05/90)
Well, I ran frac a few times - not too thrilled with it, personally (blockout is much better). My system clock is still set correctly. Micronics 386/16MHz running DOS 3.3 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Randy Spangler | The less things change, the | | rspangle@jarthur.claremont.edu | more they remain the same | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) (03/06/90)
FRAC did not reset the system clock on the system on which I tried it,
nor on a "real AT." Don't know exectly what *that's* worth.
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"Getting old is bad, but it beats the hell out of the alternative" -anonkdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) (03/07/90)
No problems that I've found with frac on several different machines.
The time loss must either be coincidental or accidental.
On the other hand, I think bitplane created a system hidden
directory called DELETED with some of my files in it. (Apparently copied,
no actually deleted).
kdq
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