At 03:40 PM 99.06.30 -0600, you wrote:
>       (Sorry if this is a repeat, but I should be receiving my own
>       posts and didn't get this one.  Also, I made a correction to my
>       original, I hadn't calculated precision correctly)
>
>       If I could chime in on this again (previously under "long,
>       accurate times...").  There is a method using fixed point
>       fractions where you can get precise real time with *any*
>       stabile crystal frequency.  The beauty of it is that you can
>       use the same method for any crystal and you can even calibrate
>       your crystal for more precision.
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Ah So!

THAT explains the code I saw in one of Myke's PicLite examples. He used
this in a clock with a 1 mHz xtal. Needless to say, it is non-obvious!

Thanks.

(MYKE! This is a candidate for your Web Site on the Snippets (or
algorithms, if you had one) page.)

Larry
Larry Bradley
Orleans (Ottawa), Ontario, CANADA