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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
Subject: Re: Marble Clock
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:53:31 +0100
Date: 2013-04-03T17:53:31+01:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <lyk3ojh7xw.fsf@pushface.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: lyobdwgen4.fsf@pushface.org

Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org> writes:

> You (gattameini) definitely should *not* use more than one timer
> function (when_to_run := when_to_run + 1.0; delay until when_to_run;),
> for when the next marble is to enter the top tray.

Sorry, I've just re-read the question: that should be 60.0 seconds, not
1.0!

The point I was trying & probably failing to make is that 'delay 60.0'
results in a delay of _at least_ 60 seconds, which would make your clock
run slow. This is rather an advanced point, probably not relevant to
your exercise.



  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-04-03 16:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-04-02  0:09 Marble Clock gattamaneni abhiram
2013-04-02 12:02 ` John B. Matthews
2013-04-02 19:46   ` gattamaneni abhiram
2013-04-02 19:54     ` Eryndlia Mavourneen
2013-04-03  9:14       ` Simon Wright
2013-04-03 12:45         ` Eryndlia Mavourneen
2013-04-03 16:53         ` Simon Wright [this message]
2013-04-12 22:28         ` gattamaneni abhiram
2013-04-13  5:51           ` Simon Wright
2013-04-13 19:04           ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2013-04-03 11:52     ` John B. Matthews
2013-04-03  7:44 ` Mike H
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