diff --git a/scp.c b/scp.c
index 4d502a1..ded0171 100644
--- a/scp.c
+++ b/scp.c
@@ -1127,12 +1127,12 @@ static const char simh_help1[] =
       "++RUNLIMIT n {%C|MICROSECONDS|SECONDS|MINUTES|HOURS}\n"
       "++NORUNLIMIT\n\n"
       "  Equivalently:\n\n"
-      "++SET RUNLIMIT n {CYCLES|MICROSECONDS|SECONDS|MINUTES|HOURS}\n"
+      "++SET RUNLIMIT n {%C|MICROSECONDS|SECONDS|MINUTES|HOURS}\n"
       "++SET NORUNLIMIT\n\n"
       " The run limit state can be examined with:\n\n"
       "++SHOW RUNLIMIT\n\n"
       " If the units of the run limit are not specified, the default units are\n"
-      " %C.  Once an execution run limit has beenn reached, any subsequent\n"
+      " %C.  Once an execution run limit has been reached, any subsequent\n"
       " GO, RUN, CONTINUE, STEP or BOOT commands will cause the simulator to\n"
       " exit.  A previously defined RUNLIMIT can be cleared with the NORUNLIMIT\n"
       " command or the establishment of a new run limit.\n"
@@ -4405,7 +4405,7 @@ int i;
 size_t outstr_off = 0;
 
 sim_exp_argv = do_arg;
-clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &cmd_time);
+sim_rtcn_get_time (&cmd_time, 0);
 tmpbuf = (char *)malloc(instr_size);
 op = tmpbuf;
 oend = tmpbuf + instr_size - 2;
@@ -13287,7 +13287,7 @@ char pc_s[64] = "";
 struct timespec time_now;
 
 if (sim_deb_switches & (SWMASK ('T') | SWMASK ('R') | SWMASK ('A'))) {
-    clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &time_now);
+    sim_rtcn_get_time(&time_now, 0);
     if (sim_deb_switches & SWMASK ('R'))
         sim_timespec_diff (&time_now, &time_now, &sim_deb_basetime);
     if (sim_deb_switches & SWMASK ('T')) {
diff --git a/sim_console.c b/sim_console.c
index bf4df38..6316298 100644
--- a/sim_console.c
+++ b/sim_console.c
@@ -2315,7 +2315,7 @@ if (sim_deb_switches & SWMASK ('R')) {
     struct tm loc_tm, gmt_tm;
     time_t time_t_now;
 
-    clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &sim_deb_basetime);
+    sim_rtcn_get_time(&sim_deb_basetime, 0);
     time_t_now = (time_t)sim_deb_basetime.tv_sec;
     /* Adjust the relative timebase to reflect the localtime GMT offset */
     loc_tm = *localtime (&time_t_now);
diff --git a/sim_timer.c b/sim_timer.c
index 7754d3f..990cac9 100644
--- a/sim_timer.c
+++ b/sim_timer.c
@@ -2188,6 +2188,17 @@ sim_debug (DBG_GET, &sim_timer_dev, "sim_rtcn_get_time(tmr=%d)\n", tmr);
 clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME, now);
 }
 
+time_t sim_get_time (time_t *now)
+{
+struct timespec ts_now;
+
+sim_debug (DBG_GET, &sim_timer_dev, "sim_get_time()\n");
+sim_rtcn_get_time (&ts_now, 0);
+if (now)
+    *now = ts_now.tv_sec;
+return ts_now.tv_sec;
+}
+
 /* 
  * If the host system has a relatively large clock tick (as compared to
  * the desired simulated hz) ticks will naturally be scheduled late and
diff --git a/sim_timer.h b/sim_timer.h
index cf53771..6f811fc 100644
--- a/sim_timer.h
+++ b/sim_timer.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ int32 sim_rtcn_init (int32 time, int32 tmr);
 int32 sim_rtcn_init_unit (UNIT *uptr, int32 time, int32 tmr);
 int32 sim_rtcn_init_unit_ticks (UNIT *uptr, int32 time, int32 tmr, int32 ticksper);
 void sim_rtcn_get_time (struct timespec *now, int tmr);
+time_t sim_get_time (time_t *now);
 t_stat sim_rtcn_tick_ack (uint32 time, int32 tmr);
 void sim_rtcn_init_all (void);
 int32 sim_rtcn_calb (uint32 ticksper, int32 tmr);