Re:

>I have been experimenting with TMR0 and the prescaler to provide
>timing delays in my application.  It seems pretty easy to do if you
>want short delays.  However, when you are using a 4MHz clock, it
>seems to get difficult to get long delays, say like 1s.

...

App Note AN-7 "Ninety-Day Countdown Timer" on our website may give
you some ideas ...
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