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Re: Timeing Question

• Posted by Mike Swayze <mswayze at TRUSWOOD.COM> Feb 09, 2001
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are there any work arounds for this 'virtual' layer, or hooks?
Swayze
mswayze at truswood.com
kswayze at bellsouth.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kat" <gertie at PELL.NET>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: Timeing Question


> On 8 Feb 2001, at 12:09, Mike Swayze wrote:
>
> > is this the reason for RS232 communications(timing critical) needing to
be
> > done in DOS?
>
> That and the windoze habit of "virtualizing" the ports by putting a
software layer
> between the hardware and the software, so the app doesn't see the real
port or
> interrupt.
>
> Kat
>
> > Swayze
> > mswayze at truswood.com
> > kswayze at bellsouth.net
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kat" <gertie at PELL.NET>
> > To: <EUforum at topica.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 3:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: Timeing Question
> >
> >
> > ...........................
> > >
> > > The OS determines how many ticks to use on each program. If one app
has a
> > higher
> > > priority than your's, it will get available ticks before your app
will.
> > And it may interrupt
> > > your program to do OS stuff, like swap disc space.
> > >
> > > Kat
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>