Re: LZ: zshell questions...


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Re: LZ: zshell questions...



> Is that necessarily true?  Isn't the link port's speed somewhat
> regulated?
> I was able to write a program on the 82 a few years ago in TI BASIC.  The
> 82  BASIC has a send variable feature which I used in the second delay. 
> Granted,  it's no atomic clock, but it was only off by about a second
> every nine minutes.  Could something like this not also be implemented
> in ZSHELL?  Do we have another cause for "82 envy"?  Or am I simply a
> fool?


Likewise, maybe I am the fool, but I believe the problem stems from 
the fact that, as mentioned previously, the clock is not regualated 
via crystal, etc, but by capacitor, which varies with batteries, so 
sped can never come close to being guaranteed.


Ryan
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