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On Wednesday, April 3, 2013 5:14:07 AM UTC-4, Simon Wright wrote:
> Eryndlia Mavourneen <eryndlia@gmail.com> writes:
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> >> Do I need to use timer functions in the program to depict the changes
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> > I believe that would be the simpler way to do it.  Of course, you
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> > always can simulate the materials and workmanship of an actual clock
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> > "delay 3.1", for example, will delay for 3.1 seconds.
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> You (gattameini) definitely should *not* use more than one timer
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> IRL there will be a finite delay for the mechanism to click through any
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Thank You for the help. I completed the coding part using stacks for the tr=
ays and a Queue for the reservoir. I am stuck at a point, I need to determi=
ne the number of 12-hour cycles the clock goes through before the marbles i=
n the reservoir are back in their original order
(relative to the number of input marbles used to fill the reservoir). Can y=
ou help me with this?