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

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thankz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Stone" <lo...@nm...>
To: <dev...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] Sleep function not working properly


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