Windows 7 seems to be better, check my last comente here: http://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/JFXC-3357
A+ Osvaldo 2009/9/14 Jeroen Frijters <jer...@sumatra.nl> > Andrew Haley wrote: > > Please, someone tell me Windows isn't still using the old 18.2 Hz DOS > > timer for its system clock. Nooooo.... > > Not that it is true, but why would that be bad? > > By default (most) multi core/cpu Windows systems run at a 15 ms timer > interrupt interval (10 ms for single cpu/core systems), but programs can > request a smaller interval (down to 1 ms). > > Running the timer interrupt at a lower frequency helps if you care about > throughput and/or battery life. > > Regards, > Jeroen > >