Re: GS Speed Display (was Re: IIGS cards)

[Eric Jacobs <no@no.no>]

rubywand@swbell.net wrote:
..> 
>      A few years ago I did a ProDOS STARTUP program selector which
> includes a Time/Date display and shows current system speed as a multiple
> of 'Normal'. For example, for a 10MHz Zip-GSX system set for max speed,
> the display shows "x10". If Zip speed is set to 70%, it shows x7, etc..
> 
>      The routine which samples speed is part of a wait-for-keypress
> loop. The way it works is to CALL the ASCII Time/Date tool save the last
> Seconds digit and start counting number of cycles in-out of a delay
> routine which includes CALLs to the Time/Date tool to check the last
> Seconds digit. When the digit changes or a key is pressed, the routine
> exits. The count is used to figure the speed which is then displayed.
> 
>      I'll upload the program as SPEEDGS.SHK to the 1WSW area on Ground
> later on today.
> 
> Rubywand

Wouldn't it just be easier to read ticks, rather than try to interpret ascii
seconds? Probably more accurate too, because I can't imagine ReadAsciiTime is
a very efficient routine (really not intended for benchmarking.)

-ej