Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!fts1!latour!micor!gwaigh
From: gwaigh@micor.OCUnix.On.Ca (Geoffrey Waigh)
Subject: Re: Fixed clock speed on pc?  CLK_TCK == 18.2 is TRUE??
Organization: M.B. Cormier INC., Ottawa (Ont)
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 90 04:04:58 GMT
Message-ID: <1990Dec30.040458.4582@micor.OCUnix.On.Ca>
References: <15779.2770e40e@levels.sait.edu.au> <2972@pensoft.UUCP> <923@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU>

The clock tick frequency is left at 4 times normal (at least in BASICA) after
BASIC exits, even if no music was invoked.  A friend of mine found this out
when programming a hi-res clock routine by reprogramming the chip and then all
of a sudden things changed gears if people used BASIC.

gwaigh@micor.ocunix.on.ca | People wanting disclaimers here don't deserve
                          | to see that which is obvious.