[comp.sys.mac.programmer] Would like to access clock or timer chip

jchoi@ics.uci.edu (John Choi) (01/24/91)

    Does  anyone know how to access a clock or a timer to get a resolution
finer than 1 tick?  I'm working on a program which needs to time the interval
between serial port data transmissions. 1 tick gives a 16ms resolution; is it
resonable to try for 1ms, considering system overhead and time to execute a
TickCounts call?  I wouldn't mind locking out other system stuff or going to
assembly language if it can be done.  Thanks.

John Choi (jchoi@ics.uci.edu)