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  1. Path: midland.co.nz!usenet
  2. From: lowefam@igrin.co.nz (Lowe)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.os.msdos.programmer
  4. Subject: Re: Timer (0x1C) Interrupt exactly 18.2 seconds?
  5. Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 01:39:36 GMT
  6. Organization: Midland Internet Limited, Network Services
  7. Message-ID: <4gqvfd$569@midland.co.nz>
  8. References: <4givrv$cim@midland.co.nz> <Dn7qnK.4EK@actrix.gen.nz>
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  12. kheidens@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (Kris Heidenstrom) wrote:
  13.  
  14. >There are tricks you can use to obtain a useful interrupt rate (though
  15. >of course the basic clock frequency accuracy is dictated by hardware
  16. >and cannot be improved by software alone).  This stuff is covered in
  17. >detail in my Timing FAQ:
  18. >ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/msdos/info/pctim003.zip.
  19. Thanks... I'm downloading that right now.
  20.  
  21. Jarrod S Lowe
  22. (lowefam@igrin.co.nz)
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