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From: robert_dewar@my-dejanews.com
Subject: Re: System Clock update rate of 0.055 milliseconds in DOS/Win95 and Ada.Calendar
Date: 1999/01/10
Date: 1999-01-10T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <77aapg$cnj$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 36984F3F.FA6C58C3@grep.net

In article <36984F3F.FA6C58C3@grep.net>,
  Paul Whittington <paul@grep.net> wrote:

> 2) Use the RDTSC instruction on the Intel Pentium
> processor to read the timestamp counter.

The time stamp counter is for time stamping, not for timing
per se, I doubt it will meet real time scheduling needs.
Check the documentation carefully before you try this
route!

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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1999-01-10  0:00 System Clock update rate of 0.055 milliseconds in DOS/Win95 and Ada.Calendar Craig Garrett
1999-01-09  0:00 ` Paul Whittington
1999-01-10  0:00   ` robert_dewar [this message]
1999-01-13  0:00     ` dmitry6243
1999-01-13  0:00       ` Tom Moran
1999-01-10  0:00 ` Tom Moran
1999-01-10  0:00   ` Craig Garrett
1999-01-10  0:00     ` Tom Moran
1999-01-11  0:00 ` dennison
     [not found] ` <369A7B97.6AC0CA00@hercii.mar.lmco.com>
1999-01-12  0:00   ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1999-01-12  0:00     ` Tom Moran
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