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Arexx timer help

    19-Oct-94 07:03:23
Sb: #43183-Arexx timer help
Fm: Bill Hawes 72230,267
To: Jim Butterfield 73624,14
Jim, Yes, ARexx waits until the command returns in order to provide an RC value. Thus an external WAIT command will suspend execution without burning CPU cycles. There's a little more overhead to issuing an external command, so the delay() function is preferable for short timing intervals. -Bill