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PS/1 - Adding "Set the Time" back to the Set Date and Time Option on 2011 or 2121 PS/1

Applicable to: United States

Follow the procedure below if the If the "Set the Time" group does not appear after selecting the "Set Date and Time" program from the DOS SHELL :

1) Select IBM DOS from the four quadrant main menu screen. If you have a diskette-based system, make sure the "IBM DOS" diskette is in the A: drive.

2) Double click on "Set Date and Time" from the listed options.

3) Select "Program" from the menu bar at the top of the screen.

4) Select "Add" if the Set Time group does not appear, or select "Change" if the group appears but gives you an error message when you try to change the date.

5) Type the following in the "Title" field:

Set the Time

6) Type the following in the "Commands" field, leaving spaces only where shown below: if not [%1//t"Set the Time"//i "Enter new Time (for example: 2:51 pm)"//p"Time...... "//l"8"]. == . time %1

7) Type the following in the "Help Text" field, leaving spaces only where shown below:

Select this item to change the System time. Type "hh:mm" (for example: "10:45"). & hh = hours from 0 to 23& mm = minutes from 0 to 59& ("am" or "pm" may immediately follow)

8) Press [Enter].

The "Set the Time" group will now function properly when the "Set Date and Time" program is selected from the DOS SHELL menu.

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Utility Software

Date Created

08-07-97

Last Updated

17-12-98

Revision Date

17-12-99

Brand

IBM Aptiva

Product Family

PS/1

Machine Type

2011, 2121

Model

C01; C34; M01; NEA; T35; U35; A62; A82; A94; B82; C42; C92; G42; M82; S92

TypeModel

2011C01; 2011C34; 2011M01; 2011NEA; 2011T35; 2011U35; 2121A62; 2121A82; 2121A94; 2121B82; 2121C42; 2121C92; 2121G42; 2121M82; 2121S92

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