> An i386 has a hardware timer that beats about 72 times per second, leaving 

well, it has several hardware counter/timers, but that setting 
is not special (and isn't it only used by DOS?)

> me uncertain as to how accurate timings below 14 msec can be on this 
> hardware using the kernel's internal timer.

timers can be set MUCH faster than that.

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