1. Wait -- it gets weirder...
		
		
Well, weirder to me anyway.
Below are two sets of results of running the previously posted program and
both are running it as a .ex file.
With this first set, I set ex.exe to run in a Window (using Properties of
ex.exe)
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Program run as an .ex file
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Without task_yield() - Counter= 12459
With task_yield() Counter= 6598
Without task_yield() - Counter= 13050
With task_yield() Counter= 6958
Without task_yield() - Counter= 13034
With task_yield() Counter= 8558
Without task_yield() - Counter= 18074
With task_yield() Counter= 9678
Without task_yield() - Counter= 18394
With task_yield() Counter= 9718
Without task_yield() - Counter= 13098
With task_yield() Counter= 6718
Without task_yield() - Counter= 13050
With task_yield() Counter= 6958
Without task_yield() - Counter= 13034
With task_yield() Counter= 9870
Without task_yield() - Counter= 16586
With task_yield() Counter= 9366
Without task_yield() - Counter= 18362
With task_yield() Counter= 5790
The next set is with ex.exe set to run Full Screen (in Properties)
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Program run as an .ex file
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Without task_yield() - Counter= 110940
With task_yield() Counter= 52606
Without task_yield() - Counter= 91305
With task_yield() Counter= 51358
Without task_yield() - Counter= 108378
With task_yield() Counter= 64750
Without task_yield() - Counter= 102290
With task_yield() Counter= 58810
Without task_yield() - Counter= 108586
With task_yield() Counter= 55590
Without task_yield() - Counter= 92586
With task_yield() Counter= 53822
Without task_yield() - Counter= 104590
With task_yield() Counter= 54308
Without task_yield() - Counter= 116314
With task_yield() Counter= 60182
Without task_yield() - Counter= 89786
With task_yield() Counter= 45766
Without task_yield() - Counter= 98919
With task_yield() Counter= 56288
So, just because it ran in a Full Screen mode, it is a whole bunch faster?
--Quark