Clock

[Omnidragon]

Originally Posted by pont

I know I am going to seem like a troll and perhaps I am, But C# is not compiled into assembler or machine code. Its compiled into Microsofts Intermediate Language whitch is run ontop of the Common Language Runtime hence managed code.

Anyhow if you really want to know about this you can find out about it on wikipeida, although i can't post the link

So any access that the your C# program has to hardware, It has through the CLR, If microsoft don't want you to do something on the Zune they prolly won't let you access it through the CLR.

System.DateTime I think would be supported by XNA. I think they would support most of the System namespace.

I completly forgot that XNA is run in a sandbox anyway and we will have to wait and see if we can use that specific namesapce or not threre may be specifc namespaces we are restricted to or there may even be device specifc name spaces

[umisguy]

I have a bizarre question on this topic, IF the zune's XNA 3.0 does permit RTC polling, why would anyone port a zune compliant xna title who's sole function is to tell the time... in other words, if its possible, why not make a whole studio of neat functions via XNA, such as: calendar, contact informations, clock, schedules (with possible music playback triggering. for alarm type feature).. and so on, all on one XNA app, after all.. MS should really be the ones to put the clock in the zune's display, not programmers and DIY handy men... but if someone were to make it via XNA, they really should add more than just a clock.

[Tiptup300]

What a crazy thread, anyways... The zune has a functioning clock inside. All they need to do is display it, which, despite popular opinion, does not take up all kinds of resources. It wouldn't take any unless you really want to be nitpicky.

It's unknown why Microsoft hasn't slapped it on yet. All I know is that we'll will be able to make an XNA Clock application so when I'm in some awkward situation where I don't have access to the current time, I can just turn on my Zune real fast to find out.

[umisguy]

Originally Posted by Tiptup300

What a crazy thread, anyways... The zune has a functioning clock inside. All they need to do is display it, which, despite popular opinion, does not take up all kinds of resources. It wouldn't take any unless you really want to be nitpicky.

It's unknown why Microsoft hasn't slapped it on yet. All I know is that we'll will be able to make an XNA Clock application so when I'm in some awkward situation where I don't have access to the current time, I can just turn on my Zune real fast to find out.

except that the zune takes a few seconds to 'boot up' xna software, and this thread is becoming insane (Infected Mushroom)

[ats0]

Forget the clock I want a sleep timer..... or has this been solved.

[NikeRooney]

just wait for XNA to come out
then we'll see

[dustingrey]

Originally Posted by NikeRooney

just wait for XNA to come out
then we'll see

But I don't wanna!

[s3lf_c3nt3red]

To better explain the '3 day, 3 play' rule, think of the situation as follows: While the song is on your Zune without you connecting to your computer, you are allowed to play the song 3 times only. However if you have yet to play the song, but you connect your Zune to your computer, it's possible that the Zune software (the previous version because they've eliminated the 3 day part of the rule) keeps a log of when you originally received a song, much like the same way it keeps a dated track of when a picture is sent to you and places that picture in a folder with the corresponding date as the folder name when you copy the picture to your harddrive through the Zsoftware. To put it simply, the 3 play part of the rule was kept in check by the Zunes (showing that they have no internal uninterruptable power source), the 3 day part of the rule was kept in check by the computer and Zune software.

[umisguy]

Originally Posted by s3lf_c3nt3red

To better explain the '3 day, 3 play' rule, think of the situation as follows: While the song is on your Zune without you connecting to your computer, you are allowed to play the song 3 times only. However if you have yet to play the song, but you connect your Zune to your computer, it's possible that the Zune software (the previous version because they've eliminated the 3 day part of the rule) keeps a log of when you originally received a song, much like the same way it keeps a dated track of when a picture is sent to you and places that picture in a folder with the corresponding date as the folder name when you copy the picture to your harddrive through the Zsoftware. To put it simply, the 3 play part of the rule was kept in check by the Zunes (showing that they have no internal uninterruptable power source), the 3 day part of the rule was kept in check by the computer and Zune software.

The 3 play rule has little to do with the clock thread here, and the zune has the capacity to deny playback / delete the file before its connected to the zune software again, I run my zune months sometimes between connecting it to the software... if MS relied entirely on the software to manage the 3 play / 3 day rule (however it was in the original release, even to how it is now) then there would be ways to bypass the rules way more easily.

[jackluo923]

Finally.. what you guys have been waiting for! A clock through XNA 3.0

http://cid-2fedd1342ad58911.skydrive...ne%20clock.zip

[Epoc]

Nice, a clock, but it's not in the menu also it is off. anyone know how to set it? I think it is within munu code, but not sure which part. someone who knows, can you post directions. The more specific, the better

[shutout5591]

You cant put clock in menu, thats a firmware change. But we now have a clock, so im happy :P

[CarbonOS]

My friend showed the clock to me yesterday or day before, kind of weird to have it in games...

Would it make more sense if the submenu was called "apps" or something instead of games?

[shutout5591]

we cant change this...

[xnomadxx420]

I am a total noob...how do I get the game on my zune? NVM it's to simple even I figured it out.

[KSI BLACKZERO]

I have a clock On My Zune ......If you Look on youtube and look up Zune Games ....U will See The Clock It Is Nice.....I Have it

[politelyowned]

Now what i really want is a stopwatch. Down to the second. I don't think it'd be TOOO difficult [I hope.... :/ ]

[mtl3]

You really need a clock on tha zune i think when i first plugged mine in i saw a clock also, im sure the clock could easily just be a firmware upgrade.

[Pinkwho]

The Zune absolutely has the capacity to run a clock (yes even version 1 thank you). This is a computer (more or less), and has a processor that runs instructions. I know someone had suggested a "counting program" to keep track of the seconds until screen saver etc. but there has to be time keeping involved even if it's just one second is = one clock cycle (like a for, next... or do... loop). I personally don't care. I love the zune, and if you don't have a watch you probably have a cell and between the two you have the time!

[Pinkwho]

I mean why would everyone want an iPod? They are inferior and like belly buttons - everyone has them... LOL