EKSTROM%uhavax.decnet@uhasun.hartford.edu (01/10/91)
I am looking to get/write a program in Pascal that will act as a stopwatch. The problem is that I would like it to be memory resident (ie: it should be able to run in the background while another program is running). What I am doing is developing a lap counting system for radio-controlled cars. The races are 5 minutes in length and I want to be able to run my lap counting program and have this stopwatch displayed on the screen. When the stopwatch reaches 5 minutes, I would like to have a buzzer go off, signaling the end of the race. I would like a keystroke (<Return> key) to start and stop the watch also. If anyone out there can direct me to a place to find this type of program or cna give a few hints on how to do it, I would greatly appreciate it. Please e-mail me directly as I am not a subscriber to this list. David Ekstrom University of Hartford Computer Services Ekstrom@Hartford Ekstrom%uhavax.decnet@uhasun.hartford.edu
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (01/11/91)
In article <25457@adm.brl.mil> EKSTROM%uhavax.decnet@uhasun.hartford.edu writes: > > I am looking to get/write a program in Pascal that will act as a >stopwatch. The problem is that I would like it to be memory resident (ie: it >should be able to run in the background while another program is running). >What I am doing is developing a lap counting system for radio-controlled cars. >The races are 5 minutes in length and I want to be able to run my lap counting >program and have this stopwatch displayed on the screen. When the stopwatch >reaches 5 minutes, I would like to have a buzzer go off, signaling the end of : Quite a coincidence. I have been experimenting with writing tsr clock programs and this is something I might well consider. The problem is, though, that it will only work in the text mode. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
davidr@hplsla.HP.COM (David M. Reed) (01/16/91)
I find it interesting to read this request. Late last week, about the time this "stopwatch" request was written", and I begun thinking about my need for a "countdown" timer as a TSR, though I have never written a TSR and know not where to begin. But I could probably leverage off the "stopwatch" code. It would be okay to work in text mode only. My concept is that a time could be set (e.g. 20 minutes) and when it reached 0 either a buzzer would sound and/or the screen would flash (silent mode) for several seconds. The countdown could be easily stopped (e.g. ALT-S), started (e.g. ALT-S), and reset (e.g. ALT-R). My immediate need is to break my concentration on the screen, and take a (stretch/visual) break. (I am having vision/ health problems because of the time spent at the computer, but when I get involved I lose track of time and forget to stretch my eyes and muscles.) I would appreciate help/pointers. Thank you.