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--- swatch_time [2024/09/10 01:53] – old revision restored (2024/08/09 23:27) melon
+++ swatch_time [2025/08/03 16:04] (current) – [Swatch Internet Time / .beat Time] fixed clock ribose
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 ====== Swatch Internet Time / .beat Time ======
 <fs xx-large>#beatTime#</fs>
+===== Introduction =====
+Swatch time is a universal standard time for the entire internet! It lets you plan events or meetups with your friends from anywhere in the world and not have to worry about timezones or other annoyances! Its also hella hacker and very cool to use :^)
+It was originally invented by the Swatch Company in 1998 (Sorta since they copied it from a time format used in the French Revolution) although it did not gain much widespread popularity - however, it's used on MelonLand and many other web revival sites as a standard means of organisation and planning!
+Timestamps on the [[https://forum.melonland.net/|forum]] are displayed in Swatch time. When using the default forum theme, timestamps will convert to 24-hour time in your local timezone when hovered over.
 ===== How does it work? =====
-It divides the day into 1000 “**beats**”. Instead of using hours, minutes, and seconds to represent time, Swatch Internet Time uses a single decimal number ranging from 000 to 999. Each beat is equivalent to 1 minute and 26.4 seconds. Sometimes you'll also see some extra numbers like ".56", those are microbeats/centibeats and are similar to seconds.
+It divides the day into 1000 “**beats**”. Instead of using hours, minutes, and seconds to represent time, Swatch Internet Time uses a single decimal number ranging from 000 to 999. Each beat is equivalent to 1 minute and 26.4 seconds. Sometimes you'll also see some extra numbers like ".56" that are microbeats and are similar to seconds.
 Swatch time is usually preceded by an **@** symbol; this helps you know it's swatch time and not some random number! For example **@123** or **@542.69**
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   * **11.beats** = 15 minutes
   * **42.beats** = 1 hour
-  * **126.beats** = 3 hours
+  * **125.beats** = 3 hours
   * **1000.beats** = 24 hours
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 **Swatch Time Apps for various platforms:**
   * All Apple devices, including Apple Watch - [[https://beattime.mulot.org/|BeatTime]]
+  * Android Phones - [[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.mirkodi.swatchbeatclock/index.html|Swatch .beat clock]], [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.poolp.swatchtime|Swatch Time]]
   * Pebble Smart Watches - [[https://apps.rebble.io/en_US/search/watchfaces/1?native=false&query=beat|See Beat apps]]
   * macOS Menubar - [[https://github.com/amiantos/dotbeat|dotbeat]]
   * GNOME Extension - [[https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5946/swatch-clock/|Swatch Clock]]
   * Cinnamon Applet - [[https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/310|Internet Time]]
+  * Win 95/XP - [[https://web.archive.org/web/20081224143907/http://www.artefakt.com/projects/ibeat/|iBeat]], Works with Wine and OS's running Windows 7+ as well, not guaranteed to work in the year 2038
+  * Winamp & WaCUP - [[https://getwacup.com/plugins/big_clock/|Big Clock]], Comes bundled with every copy of WaCUP (and Winamp, I think?), Right click on the big clock, then click on .beat time
+  * iPad - [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beat-internet-time/id1570173118|Beat: Internet time]]
+  * Color - [[rgbeat|RGBeat]], changes color depending on what time it is, in beat; [[https://melonking.net/hidden/rgbeat|Melon]], [[https://unnick.mice.tel/rgbeat/|Unick]]
 ===== Other useful links! =====