Date:	Fri, 19 Jul 1996 16:08:46 +0200 (MET DST)
From:	Mark Habersack <grendel AT ananke DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
To:	snarfy AT goodnet DOT com
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: preemptive multitasking for dj
In-Reply-To:	<4smaui$1jm@news.goodnet.com>
Message-ID:	<Pine.NEB.3.93.960719160248.2019A-100000@ananke.amu.edu.pl>
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On 18 Jul 1996 snarfy AT goodnet DOT com wrote:

> 400hz task switching would be fine with me except that I want to hook
> IRQ8 so that my tasks will be compatible with most other libraries (most
> people use IRQ0 as a timer in their libs.).  The problem is that IRQ8 
> interrupts at 1024hz and is not adjustable.  I also have to use 

Haven't seen your code but I have a suggestion on the interrupt used. It's
true that many people use IRQ0 for various purposes but I have never seen any
package that uses the interrupts the RTC is able to generate (also at
1024Hz+ I suppose). Don't quote me on that but I think there is such a
interrupt. It would resolve many compatibility problems as you wouldn't have
to take care of other soft using the int (there's good chance that the
RTC-generated interrupt won't be used). I remember reading some technical AT
reference on that - maybe this would cure some problems?

Mark

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