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Article #4026Re: Fixed clock speed on pc? CLK_TCK == 18.2 is TRUE??
From: Lance Bledsoe
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 1990 16:14
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 1990 16:14
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In article <15779.2770e40e@levels.sait.edu.au> marwk@levels.sait.edu.au writes: >In time.h in TURBO C 2.0 CLK_TCK is defined to be 18.2. >Should I alter this depending on the speed of the processor, RAM speed >etc., or is there a specific clock on the PC/AT/386,..., that always >ticks away at the same speed, namely 18.2 times/second? Thats correct! The clock inturrupt on ANY PC/AT/XT/CloneT is envoked exactly every 18.2 times a second. And now for the $10,000 bonus question... ;-) -- Lance Bledsoe Off: (512) 343-1111 Pencom Software, Inc. Fax (512) 343-9650 8716 Loop 360 N. Suite 300 UUCP: cs.utexas.edu!pensoft!lwb Austin, Texas 78759 UUNET: uunet!uudell!pensoft!lwb
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!telly!lethe!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!helps!uudell!pensoft!lwb From: lwb@pensoft.UUCP (Lance Bledsoe) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Fixed clock speed on pc? CLK_TCK == 18.2 is TRUE?? Message-ID: <2972@pensoft.UUCP> Date: 21 Dec 90 16:14:46 GMT References: <15779.2770e40e@levels.sait.edu.au> Organization: Pencom Software, Austin, TX Lines: 17