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From: hastings@coherent.com (Reed Hastings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun
Subject: access to (hardware) clock
Keywords: SunOS
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Date: 5 Jun 89 20:47:18 GMT
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Gettimeofday() gives me a time value that is only updated every 20,000
microseconds or so.  I need access to a clock that is nearly continuously
updated.  Can anyone tell me how to do this on a 3/60?

Many thanks.  I'll summarize responses.  -Reed.


Reed Hastings
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