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Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 13:59:26 -0500
From: "Rolf Campbell" <moscoop AT nortelnetworks DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Uptime and entropy in DOS
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Prashant TR wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH] wrote:
> >     On Pentium's, there is a 64-bit cycle counter, but the upper bits
> > will always be zero unless the machine's been running a few years...
> But this needs calibration. My SysInfo detects the processor speed using
> this. You can get it from

    It only needs 'calibration' if you intend to measure time with it.  He
only wanted entropy, and that needs no calibration.

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