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DateThu, 29 Jul 1999 03:13:19 -0400 (EDT)
From"Albert D. Cahalan" <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH] HZ==100 assumptions
Eric Lammerts writes:
> On Wed, 28 Jul 1999, Riley Williams wrote:

>> However, the standard used by MSDOS (which I assume is what you're
>> referring to) is for the clock to tick ~18.2 times per second (to
>> be more accurate, 65536 ticks per hour), in which case the correct
>
> This is incorrect. The BIOS/MSDOS clock is generated from a 14.31818MHz
> crystal clock divided by 12 * 65536.

Nope. Clock frequency varies. Originally it was related to a standard
video frequency. More recent computers use a frequency designed to make
DOS timekeeping be more accurate. (the 65536 ticks/hour I suppose)

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