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Date: | 14 Oct 2003 11:09:05 +0200 |
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From: | Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT elta DOT co DOT il> |
To: | djgpp AT delorie DOT com |
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(ahenric AT ccii DOT co DOT za) | |
Subject: | Re: Speeding up timer |
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> From: ahenric AT ccii DOT co DOT za (Arne) > Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp > Date: 13 Oct 2003 23:54:00 -0700 > > I am writing this application for MS-DOS only, and I am using the > DJGPP compiler. Why does the timer not speed up when I change it? Does > the DPMI server somehow prevent the change to the PIT? And from where > is the SIGALRM signal called: from INT 08h or INT 70h? The DPMI server does not prevent you from reprogramming the timer. In fact, there used to be a PCTIME14.ZIP file on SimTel (RIP) that showed a working code that did what you intend.
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