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Article #14828Re: A seperate timer
From: Steve Schafer (TeamB)
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 00:00
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On Wed, 28 Jul 1999 11:55:04 -0500, "Jason Singer" <jintsjason@worldnet.att.net> wrote: >I'm trying to create a timer which is independent of the system clock. Does >anyone know of a way to use a register as a millisecond timer which is >seperate from the system clock, on a PC? I don't understand what "independent of the system clock" is supposed to mean in this context. Time is time; if 142 milliseconds pass on your clock, 142 will have also passed on the system clock (discounting relativistic effects that arise from relative motion, of course). So, what do you _really_ want to do? -Steve
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