Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!gummo!whuxlb!floyd!vax135!ukc!root44!jmc From: jmc@root44.UUCP (John Collins) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: sleep() Message-ID: <4122@root44.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Aug-83 11:52:39 EDT Article-I.D.: root44.4122 Posted: Tue Aug 2 11:52:39 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Aug-83 07:44:48 EDT References: cca.5307 Lines: 11 I must admit I hate the idea of a built-in 60th second sleep or anything else as I am fed up with going through all sorts of programs changing 60 to 50 for use in Europe where the power is 50HZ. Then of course someone is bound to come out with a machine which offers some other basic clock frequency. Unless there is a system call to go with it which tells me that I'd rather not have it. John Collins Root Computers Ltd ....!vax135!ukc!root44!jmc