From: A Wizard of Earth C (terry@cs.weber.edu)
Date: 05/01/93


From: terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C)
Subject: Re: RFD on RTC (Real Time Clock) MC146818
Date: Sat, 1 May 1993 06:37:24 GMT

In article <jmonroyC6A8t3.572@netcom.com> jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) writes:
>
> Call For Development on RTC (Real Time Clock)

Concise, technical, to the point. Thank You!

> I need a precision 1Khz alarm clock for the QIC-40/80.
> A "dead loop" will not work with current hardware limitations.
> A hardware clock is needed.

Does the event have to occur *after* the post time, or does it have to
occur *at* the post time? If it's *at*, you need an NMI clock, not an
alarm clock; if it's *after*, an alarm clock will do. The distinction is
whether the real time clock interrupt will require a reordering of the
interrupt priorities and a [possible] change to the scheduler.

                                        Terry Lambert
                                        terry@icarus.weber.edu
                                        terry_lambert@novell.com