>>> 2. Debian 8.6 w MATE run from LIVE DVD _displays_ the correct time
>>> 3. Debian 8.6 w MATE installed from DVD 1 of 13 with aid of custom
>>> preseed.cfg
>>> _displays_ a time 5 hours earlier.
>> My guess: the Live DVD uses NTP so as not to depend on the hwclock
>> whereas your installs don't.
> As the saying goes, "that does not compute". The machine in question has not
> been connected to the internet, or any other network, for several years ;/
Simple: over all these years its lust for a network connection was so
strong that it managed to find a way to get to the Internet.
Stefan
