Re: Converting a Commodore 64 from NTSC to PAL

From: Groepaz <groepaz_at_gmx.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:06:21 +0200
Message-Id: <201204131706.21225.groepaz@gmx.net>
On Friday 13 April 2012, you wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 03:32:53PM +0200, Groepaz wrote:
> > On Friday 13 April 2012, you wrote:
> > > Anyway, frequency of the AC input is not so exact sometimes, so TOD can
> > > be quite un-precise. I was thinking some years ago to try to use
> > > another input signal for the CIAs which is more stable, so TOD will be
> > > more "usable".
> > 
> > actually the AC frequency has *excellent* long term stability these days
> > and is more than sufficient for any real world application on the c64.
> 
> Nice to know, I had problems with that, but it was something like hmm 20
> years ago or so? :)

even then it shouldnt have been a problem, except in some rural areas maybe :) 
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_line_frequency#Stability

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