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Wojtek,
> I do not understand you assertion that the time is accurate
> to within 10-20 ms. Could you please explain?
>From Microsoft documentation, about the Kernel32.GetTickCount procedure,
which is used by Services.Ticks:
GetTickCount is limited to the resolution of the system timer.
Windows Me/98/95: The system timer runs at approximately 55ms.
Windows NT 3.1: The system timer runs at approximately 16ms.
Cheers.
Gérard
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