From:	JeLlyFish DOT software AT gmx DOT net (Vinzent Hoefler)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Timer interrupt
Date:	Tue, 17 Aug 1999 19:36:13 GMT
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Ben Parnell <zaik AT kc DOT net> wrote:

>I'm writing a program that reprograms channel 0 of the programmable timer
>and hooks the timer interrupt, without passing control to the previous
>handler.  I was wondering if this would cause any problems with any
>popular TSRs in use today.

It wouldn't only cause problems with T&SRs, it would also cause more
or less big trouble with DOS. The timer interrupt is used for all
timing purposes, disk cache, floppy motor ... shall I continue
counting?


Vinzent.

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