>Perhaps we are talking about the same thing, but describing it differently?

Probably, but not quite.  I did mine in a '57 for a CATV settop box.  Later
moved the code to a '73 (because of growing needs elsewhere) but retained
the same implementation.  This runs off the time-of-day clock.  I use the
same thing in the FMA Einstein (www.fmadirect.com) and in general just
about everywhere.

It is very deterministic to do it this way.  It receives IR, tracks time
(to 2 seconds per month subject to xtal), processes IR requests, washes the
carpet, etc. all in a '57.  And it takes no CALLs (now _that's_ determinism).

Andy

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Andy Kunz - Statistical Research, Inc. - Westfield, New Jersey USA
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