Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 13:36:18 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Richard Legner <rlegner AT whitehorse DOT net>
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Subject: Re: uclock()
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On Thu, 18 Feb 1999, Richard Legner wrote:

> while the values produced by uclock() follow a general ascending trend,
> they are by no means in order.
> What could be causing this?

Windows, of course.  You didn't say, but from the description I'm
guessing that you are running it from Windows 9X.  If so, it's a known
problem for which no real cure is known: `uclock' reprograms the
system timer, but Windows resists this.

One possible solution is to add this line in the [386Enh] section of
your SYSTEM.INI file:

     TrapTimerPorts=OFF

After adding this line, reboot and see if it helps.  In any case,
please tell here if this setting has any effect on the behavior of
`uclock'.