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> Does clock() in DJGPP wrap around after a certain amount of seconds
> elapsed as stated by that website that I quoted above?

Because of the way DOS ticks work, clock() is not supposed to be used
across two midnights.  As long as you call it at least once per day,
it should wrap normally every 17 months or so.