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Re:Show HN: Apple II clock using interrupts from physical pe... by lisper on Sunday January 28, 2024 @01:51PM (#39168629)
Related from 1981: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20013486
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Re:Show HN: Apple II clock using interrupts from physical pe... by wkjagt on Sunday January 28, 2024 @02:02PM (#39168737)
Oh wow, he uses the 60hz signal from the video circuitry. That's way more convenient than a big wall clock ;) And he even uses the same interrupt gating idea for the interrupts by using the game port.
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Re:Show HN: Apple II clock using interrupts from physical pe... by lisper on Sunday January 28, 2024 @02:14PM (#39168856)
He is me :-) And yes, that's exactly right.
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Re:Show HN: Apple II clock using interrupts from physical pe... by wkjagt on Sunday January 28, 2024 @03:27PM (#39169496)
Ha, even cooler! Very nice to see :-)
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