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Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 16:45:55 -0400
From: jab AT netrix DOT com
To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: Re: accuracy of clock()

>  Anyone got docs on how to program the timers?  If this is correct and 
>you can use timer 2 without worrying about disk drives/system stuff, then 
>it seems that we could make some decent use of it for DJGPP.
>
>	Thanks,
>	Ed

The timer of the PC is an Intel part.  Its number is 8253.  Most
PC programming books have some information on the chip, but the
Intel data sheet is the best place to look.

-Jim.
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