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

[Peter S. <lo...@nm...>]

a jiffy is 1/100 second, a millisecond is 1/1000 second, so 
1 jiffy = 10 milliseconds.

On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, printf cout wrote:

> whats the difference between a milisecond and a jiffie?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JM...@ed...>
> To: <dev...@li...>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 10:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] Sleep function not working properly
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> > The sleep function should count seconds. That is the standard.
> > The delay function is used to wait milli-seconds.
> >
> > Jonathan
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> > "Jay Silverman" <jas...@at...> on 04/10/2000 11:26:53 AM
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> > Please respond to dev...@li...
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> > To:   dev...@li...
> > cc:    (bcc: Jonathan Murray/Edgars/ZA)
> > Subject:  Re: [Dev-C++] Sleep function not working properly
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> > It doesn't count seconds, it counts milliseconds (?).  1000 = 1 second :)
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> > *Jemini*   ~Jay~
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> > From: <JM...@ed...>
> > To: <dev...@li...>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 5:10 AM
> > Subject: [Dev-C++] Sleep function not working properly
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> > 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
> >
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