Re: Ada, games and frame rate calculation

[Jeffrey Carter <spam@spam.com>]

tmoran@acm.org wrote:

>   I still don't understand.  If the base clock sends
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -    and a divided by 3 clock then sends
> ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---    (where "---" is actually a solid line)
> the only opportunity I see for noise is when the slower clock's transition
> slightly lags the other. But that lag is less than one tick of the fast
> clock, and thus could only be noticed if you had a measuring instrument
> with a resolution faster than the base clock - which is supposed to be
> the fastest clock in the system.

I can't claim to really understand, either. I'm just repeating what I've 
read. See

http://comscire.com/Products/PCQNG20/

I would think an open-source implementation of this concept would be 
desirable.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"Sir Lancelot saves Sir Gallahad from almost certain temptation."
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