Re: Mac ticks v PC ticks...

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 42000
interpreted = N
texte = >But if there are 60 tics in a mac second and 100 in a pc doesn't that mean >that a PC is still faster as well as overcoming 40% handicap??? >I dunno. Does it? Are you sure those counts are accurate measures of time? >25.1 Ticks and Microseconds > >Two functions let you measure the passage of time: > >Ticks > >Returns an integer that is the number of ticks (roughly, sixtieths of a second) that have elapsed since the computer was turned on. A tick is rather a gross measure, and may also be slightly inaccurate. > >Microseconds > >Returns a double that is the number of millionths of a second that have elapsed since the computer was turned on. >http://safari.oreilly.com/main.asp?bookname=realbasic2&snode=202------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Mac ticks v PC ticks... (Glenn Busbin 2002)
  2. Re: Mac ticks v PC ticks... (Andrew Simpson 2002)
  3. Re: Mac ticks v PC ticks... (Glenn Busbin 2002)
  4. Mac ticks v PC ticks... (Aaron Lynch 2002)
>But if there are 60 tics in a mac second and 100 in a pc doesn't that mean >that a PC is still faster as well as overcoming 40% handicap??? >I dunno. Does it? Are you sure those counts are accurate measures of time? >25.1 Ticks and Microseconds > >Two functions let you measure the passage of time: > >Ticks > >Returns an integer that is the number of ticks (roughly, sixtieths of a second) that have elapsed since the computer was turned on. A tick is rather a gross measure, and may also be slightly inaccurate. > >Microseconds > >Returns a double that is the number of millionths of a second that have elapsed since the computer was turned on. >http://safari.oreilly.com/main.asp?bookname=realbasic2&snode=202------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Glenn Busbin

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