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Date: Thu, 29 Dec 1994 14:41:59 -0500 (EST)
From: Jacques Pannetier <ZAZOU@delphi.com>
Subject: Executor/DOS 1.99F -- system clock running too fast?
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Hello!
I try Executor/Dos 1.99F. It does seems to run faster, and is a lot more
solid than previous versions.
I have noticed something weird, though:
I start Executor without any parameter, then I run any application (say
1000 miles, Binhex, Compact Pro), then immediately quit this application
and then exit Executor. From there, (back at the DOS prompt), type
TIME at regular interval, or run any DOS application that display the
current time of day. It will show that the system clock is now running
4 times FASTER than it should!!!
However, starting E/DOS 1.99F with -noclock, will not show this behavior,
after Executor has ended. It seems that for some reasons, when Executor
is trying to emulate the clock of a real Mac, when Executor ends, it looks
like it's not able to reset the computer's timer back to its previous speed.
These tests were done on a 486DX/2 clone, with 4 Meg, with a clean DOS 5.00
(except for the mouse driver, nothing else was loaded in memory, in order
to cut down possible interactions between Executor and resident programs).
Am I the only one to have a clock that run 4 times faster, after Executor
has ended?
Overall, E/DOS 1.99F is a definite improvement over previous versions and
