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jstanley on Aug 16, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Windows feature that resets system clocks based on...

Nice spot.

Perhaps something that is meant to add a delta to a timestamp accidentally adds 2 timestamps together.

almostnormal on Aug 16, 2023 [–]

How is the hardware clock connected? It it is something serial it could be an offset by 1 bit.

rep_lodsb on Aug 16, 2023 | [–]

If it's an x86 laptop, it will be compatible with the MC146818 chip found in the original IBM AT, and return the time in BCD format as yyyy/mm/dd hh/mm/ss.

tenebrisalietum on Aug 17, 2023 | | [–]

On modern systems the simulated MC146818 is part of the chipset.

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