[Dev-C++] Sleep function not working properly

[<JM...@ed...>]

Hello,

I have just started using Dev-C++ and notice that when I call the sleep function
in my programs, it does not halt execution for the given amount of seconds.
I have experimented with very large timeframes (eg. 2000 seconds) and sleep
starts to work. But 2000 seconds causes a wait of about 2 seconds.
I am doing DOS console programs in C and then running them under Windows 95.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Jonathan