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On 12/20/2010 05:37 PM, Randy Brukardt wrote:
>
> The rules for Duration were chosen so that it would not require more than a
> 32-bit type. Not all embedded processors are set up to handle 64-bit numbers
> efficiently...

Not much of a difference on an 8-bit processor, surely?

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Jeff Carter
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