On 2012-04-13, at 17:08, Gábor Lénárt wrote: >>>>> Anyway, frequency of the AC input is not so exact sometimes, so TOD can >>>>> be quite un-precise. I was thinking some years ago to try to use >>>>> another input signal for the CIAs which is more stable, so TOD will be >>>>> more "usable". >>>> >>>> actually the AC frequency has *excellent* long term stability these days >>>> and is more than sufficient for any real world application on the c64. >>> >>> Nice to know, I had problems with that, but it was something like hmm 20 >>> years ago or so? :) >> >> even then it shouldnt have been a problem, except in some rural areas maybe :) >> see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_line_frequency#Stability > > Ehhem, maybe Hungary could be called rural then ... :) As well as Poland and (possibly) other "rural" countries of of the former "East Block" ;-) I don't think we had this sort of "high-tech" synchronisation mechanisms back then. -- SD! Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2012-04-13 17:00:05
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