[Coco] Duration of a tick

K. Pruitt pruittk at roadrunner.com
Tue May 5 20:45:55 EDT 2015


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Gault" <robert.gault at att.net>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Duration of a tick


> K. Pruitt wrote:
>> Under NitrOS-9, is a tick 16.67 milliseconds on both the 6809 and 6309?
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>> Thanks
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> That should be a function of the crystal circuitry not the cpu. There is 
> no indication in the defs files that there are timing changes beyond 50 or 
> 60Hz systems.
> So on a 60Hz system the tick is the same for both 6809 and 6309 CPUs.
>
> -- 

Thanks Robert.  That's what I was hoping to hear.




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