Date precision on Windows

[Osvaldo Doederlein]

Windows 7 seems to be better, check my last comente here:
http://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/JFXC-3357

A+
Osvaldo

2009/9/14 Jeroen Frijters <jeroen at sumatra.nl>

> Andrew Haley wrote:
> > Please, someone tell me Windows isn't still using the old 18.2 Hz DOS
> > timer for its system clock.  Nooooo....
>
> Not that it is true, but why would that be bad?
>
> By default (most) multi core/cpu Windows systems run at a 15 ms timer
> interrupt interval (10 ms for single cpu/core systems), but programs can
> request a smaller interval (down to 1 ms).
>
> Running the timer interrupt at a lower frequency helps if you care about
> throughput and/or battery life.
>
> Regards,
> Jeroen
>
>
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