(v1.8) Somarsoft ACTS-set PC time via modem
Windows NT/Windows 95 program that will dial 
the NIST or USNO time source using a modem, 
obtain the current time, and use this time 
to set the time on your PC. Similar programs 
designed for DOS will not work under NT 
because of security issues. V1.8 accomodates
USNO phone number change. Unregistered 
version is fully functional. (US$10). 
By Somarsoft, http://www.somarsoft.com
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                                Overview

Somarsoft ACTS is a program for Windows NT and Windows 95 that allows you to 
set the internal clock of your computer with accurracy of about a second, using
either the National Institute of Standards and Technolog (NIST) or United 
States Naval Observatory (USNO) time source. It dials the time source with a
modem, receives the current time, and uses that time to set your computer's time.

There are programs similar to Somarsoft ACTS for Windows 3.1 and DOS, but these 
will not work under Windows NT, because Windows NT requires a program to have 
the SetSystemTime privilege in order to set the internal clock, and programs 
do not have this privilege by default. 

Somarsoft ACTS is normally run using a GUI dialog, but can also be run as a 
batch program. The batch option is especially useful when using the AT command 
to schedule Somarsoft ACTS to be run late each night.

                        Copyright/License/Registration

Somarsoft ACTS is Copyright  1994-1996 by Somarsoft, All Rights Reserved.
Send problem reports and comments to info@somarsoft.com.
Visit the Somarsoft Web site at http://www.somarsoft.com.

Somarsoft ACTS is Shareware. You may try it for a period of 30 days. After this 
trial period, you must either pay a $10 registration fee or delete Somarsoft ACTS 
from your computer. See the Somarsoft ACTS online help for complete license and 
registration details and disclaimer of warranty.

		                         Installation

Place ACTSNT.EXE and ACTSNT.HLP together in any directory. ACTSNT.HLP 
contains details on how to use Somarsoft ACTS, including modem setup. The first 
time ACTSNT.EXE is run, it will create some registry entries. These registry
changes are described in ACTSNT.HLP. Somarsoft ACTS does not make any other 
changes to your system.

Complete uninstallation instructions are contained in ACTSNT.HLP.

                           What's New in Version 1.8

Change USNO phone number that is hard-coded into setup dialog, to accomodate
phone number change by USNO.

                           What's New in Version 1.7

Fix bugs introduced in V1.5 for certain high speed modems.

                           What's New in Version 1.6

Fix bugs introduced in V1.5 for NIST time source.

                           What's New in Version 1.5

Fixes bugs in handling BUSY and other error conditions on some modems.

                           What's New in Version 1.4

Use combo box instead of list box in setup dialog, to support non-standard
comm ports, such as those on a digiboard adapter. Make compatible with 
Windows 95.

                           What's New in Version 1.3

Fix bug in batch execution (using AT command). Jobs executed by AT command
run using the LOCAL_SYSTEM account. Was storing setup values in HKEY_CURRENT_USER. 
So when started using AT command, program always picked up default values. 
Fix was to move registry entry to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE so all users (including 
LOCAL_SYSTEM account) share registry entry.

                           What's New in Version 1.2

Show error event log entry as error instead of information. Do not display 
message box if error during batch execution. Show reason for error in event
log entry.

                           What's New in Version 1.1

Fix bug where Open Error message box appeared behind main windows instead
of in front. Show correct list of serial ports, instead of hardcoded COM1 
thru COM4. Add batch execution parameter. Make 3 attempts to set time before
giving up. Add event logging. Documentation improvements.

