What Is Internet Time?		by Carpediem2100	February2006
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INTERNET TIME is another method of removing timezones by referencing
one time meridian.

UNIVERSAL TIME or Greenwich Mean Time, removes timezones by 
standardizing to the Prime Meridian.  This method is easy to adapt; One 
can use any standard timepiece/ clock. Many use this method including 
some military personnel.

Internet time removes timezones by standardizing to the Biel Meridian 
(BMT).  Standard timepieces will not easily accommodate this method.
Internet time is measured in Swatch(R) .beats.  One day is divided into
1000 units or ".beats". (Each .beat is 1 minute and 26.4 seconds.) 
	  In Biel, Switzerland,	@000 .beats marks midnight. 
   Noon in Biel, is the same as @500 .beats.

The Java applet on this page converts local computer time into internet
time.


Method		Abbr	Meridian Location		Increments/day
------		----	-----------------		--------------
UniversalTime	UT/GMT	Greenwich Obs. near London,Eng.	1440 minutes
InternetTime	BMT	Biel, Switzerland		1000 .beats

(note: Biel is 1 hour ahead of London, that is, when it is 17:00hrs in
Biel, it is 16:00hrs in London)



an example
==========
Sam, in Sydney arranges to chat online with Marty who lives in Manila,
at @976 .beats. 
The local time in Sydney is 09:25hrs. 
The local time in Manila is 06:25hrs.  If Charlie in Cairo joins in at 
@976,
the local time in Cairo  is 00:25hrs. 
(note: Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Manila; Manila is 6 hours ahead of 
Cairo)



Download your own standalone apps or Java applet for internet time from
http://www.swatch.com