Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Except that figuring out how long you need to wait would *itself* take 
> time...

Here's another funny thing:

In CDMA cell phones (at least), not only do they have to figure out how long 
they have to wait, they have to keep track of how long different parts of 
the chip have been turned on, to compensate for the fact that the crystal 
will vibrate at different speeds depending on how warm it is. So if you have 
to read two packets before turning off, you have to plan to wake up slightly 
later than if you only read one packet before you turned off, because the 
chip will be running warmer and faster.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
    Eiffel - The language that lets you specify exactly
    that the code does what you think it does, even if
    it doesn't do what you wanted.

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