Article-I.D.: ihlpa.779
Posted: Wed Sep  4 09:01:09 1985
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How fast does the BIOS timer tic on the IBM AT?  The PC timer 
tics at about 18.2 times per second.  Does the AT use this same 
rate?

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			Daniel M. O'Brien (ihnp4!ihlpa!dob)
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Article-I.D.: sesame.323
Posted: Thu Sep  5 09:33:53 1985
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 >  How fast does the BIOS timer tic on the IBM AT?  The PC timer 
 >  tics at about 18.2 times per second.  Does the AT use this same 
 >  rate?
 >  
The AT ticks at the same rate.

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Article-I.D.: cyb-eng.692
Posted: Fri Sep  6 12:42:56 1985
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 >  How fast does the BIOS timer tic on the IBM AT?  The PC timer 
 >  tics at about 18.2 times per second.  Does the AT use this same 
 >  rate?

Yes, most definitely.
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