Hi!
21-Июл-2006 18:43 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andreas Bollhalder) wrote to
[email protected]:
>> AB> There is no real / perfect solution to have a precise clock in a VM.
>> AB> This is because it would have a big performance penalty.
>> Let me doubt in this - for example, for DOS window, emulator may copy
>> values from BIOS memory (for example, when there is access to low memory,
>> where BIOS data area resides). After all, MS Windows somewhat solves similar
>> problems?
AB> Maybe a DOS box and an emulator is a different kind of area. In a DOS
AB> box, you will access the RTC of the host. A VM emulates the RTC which is
AB> under full control of the OS in the VM.
AB> What about programs using CPU ticks for time functions ?
Neither FreeDOS menu timeout nor clocks in VC/NC are based on "CPU
ticks". "CPU ticks" is another story.
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