Palm Connect clock is wrong

Rob Freundlich (RSF@mother.idx.com)
Mon, 11 Mar 1996 15:22:13 -0500 (EST)

Alright, here's a weird one. I set up Palm Connect to run in a DOS box
(full-screen) under Win95, as described in the list archives somewhere. My
plan was to leave it running all day, minimized, and pop it up when I need my
datebook or addressbook. Then at end-of-day, sync it with my Zoomer and head
home.

Problem: when the Palm Connect window is minimized, time stops inside it. I
left one running Friday, and when I came in this morning (Monday), my PC knew
it was Monday but the PalmConn window thought it was still Friday. I have
since verified that time, indeed, stops cold when the window isn't active. the
biggest problem with this is that when you ExitToDOS, it sets the PC's clock!

I tried turning off "Background Always Suspend" so it would still get
resources, but that doesn't solve the problem. Any suggestions? or tips on
running PalmConn's software as native Windows? (yeah, right).

R

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