From:	"Rob Zombie" <digifx AT concentric DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Frames per second question
Date:	Wed, 28 Jan 1998 20:57:01 -0500
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>I don't think `efficient' is really the right term to use for a delay
>loop ;).  You might consider calling __dpmi_yield in the loop, which
>would let background tasks the OS is performing continue, but this is
>probably undesirable in a game.

Syntax

void delay(unsigned msec);
Description
This function causes the program to pause for msec milliseconds.  It uses
the `int 15h' delay function to relinquish the CPU to other programs that
might need it.
Return Value
None.
Example

delay(200); /* delay for 1/5 second */

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