OT: Microsoft's clock still doesn't work right

[John Doe]

Looking at Date and Time Properties in Windows XP service pack 2. The
analog clock second hand moves spasmodically like it always has in
Windows.

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[Mxsmanic]

Looking at Date and Time Properties in Windows XP service pack 2. The
analog clock second hand moves spasmodically like it always has in
Windows.

Windows is not a real-time operating system.

 

[John Doe]

Windows is not a real-time operating system.

Press Control-Alt-Delete -- Processes -- right-click on a process --
Set Priority -- Realtime

That's not advice, that's just an illustration.

I don't know what the Microsoft clock process name is, but I suspect
that changing its priority would change its fluidness.

 

[John Doe]

Windows is not a real-time operating system.

Taking that as a play on words, that's funny IMO.

"The Microsoft clock second hand moves sporadically because Windows
is not a 'real time' operating system"

 

[Mxsmanic]

"The Microsoft clock second hand moves sporadically because Windows
is not a 'real time' operating system"

Right.

 

[JAD]

Right.

Huh? moves 'sporadically'? I was just looking at the hand in WINME, moves
smoothly and correctly (as far as human eyes can tell anyway). What a stupid
thread. Real time OS or not it moves correctly.

 

[Mxsmanic]

Huh? moves 'sporadically'? I was just looking at the hand in WINME, moves
smoothly and correctly (as far as human eyes can tell anyway). What a stupid
thread. Real time OS or not it moves correctly.

If you compare it to a real second hand, you'll notice a lot of
hesitations.

 

[John Doe]

Huh?

Apparently JAD has trouble hearing too.

moves 'sporadically'?

And trouble using a dictionary.

I was just looking at the hand in WINME, moves smoothly and
correctly (as far as human eyes can tell anyway).

As far as JAD's eyes can tell.

What a stupid thread. Real time OS or not it moves correctly.

At least the troll has learned how to post in context.

 

[JAD]

If you compare it to a real second hand, you'll notice a lot of
hesitations.

TBH i have looked at it for a 60 second interval, compared to the sweep
hand on the wall clock...if anything the wall clock hicupped at the change
of the minute. I don't see this on my WINME clock. never looked at the XP
version.