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Subject: Re: Examples on using RTC
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 youshi10@u.washington.edu wrote:

> > /usr/ports/emulators/rtc
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > usleep
>
> Already using / looked at that. I'm looking for something more in-depth.
> -Garrett

The rtc port's sole purpose is to make the vmware port happier.  As you
probably saw, it just fakes the functions of the linux rtc device.

What other rtc functions do you need?  Almost everything the linux rtc
device does can be accomplished by raising your system hz and using
usleep/select.

Mike "Silby" Silbersack