diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/cfg_master.asm b/Source/HBIOS/cfg_master.asm
index e8677023..7f7851bc 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/cfg_master.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/cfg_master.asm
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ BOOT_TIMEOUT	.EQU	20		; AUTO BOOT TIMEOUT IN SECONDS, 0 FOR IMMEDIATE BOOT
 BOOT_DEFAULT	.EQU	'Z'		; AUTO BOOT SELECTION TO INVOKE AT TIMEOUT
 ;
 CPUOSC		.EQU	8000000		; CPU OSC FREQ IN MHZ
+TICKSPERSEC	.EQU	50		; TICKS PER SECOND
 INTMODE		.EQU	0		; INTERRUPTS: 0=NONE, 1=MODE 1, 2=MODE 2
 DEFSERCFG	.EQU	SER_38400_8N1	; DEFAULT SERIAL LINE CONFIG (SEE STD.ASM)
 ;
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
index f43b6745..fc42fd30 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ HB_CPU1:
 	LD	(IVT(INT_TIM0)),HL	; Z180 TIMER 0
 
 	; SETUP PERIODIC TIMER INTERRUPT ON TIMER 0
-	LD	HL,(CB_CPUKHZ)		; 50HZ = 18432000 / 20 / 50 / X, SO X = CPU KHZ
+	LD	HL,CPUOSC/TICKSPERSEC/20-1	; 50HZ = 18432000 / 50 / 20
 	LD	B,0
 	LD	C,Z180_RLDR0L		; INITIALIZE TIMER 0 RELOAD REGISTER
 	OUT	(C),L
@@ -2396,12 +2396,25 @@ SYS_GETTIMER:
 ; GET SECONDS
 ;   RETURNS:
 ;     DE:HL: SECONDS VALUE (32 BIT)
+;     C TICKS OF TICKSPERSEC (8 BIT)
 ;
 SYS_GETSECS:
-	LD	HL,HB_SECS
+	LD	HL,HB_SECTCK
+	LD	A,TICKSPERSEC
 	HB_DI
-	CALL	LD32
+	SUB	(HL)
+	INC	HL ; NOW POINTING TO HB_SECS
+	LD	C,(HL)
+	INC	HL
+	LD	B,(HL)
+	INC	HL
+	LD	E,(HL)
+	INC	HL
+	LD	D,(HL)
 	HB_EI
+	LD	L,C
+	LD	H,B
+	LD	C,A
 	XOR	A
 	RET
 ;
@@ -2739,7 +2752,7 @@ HB_TIMINT2:
 	DEC	(HL)			; COUNTDOWN 50 TICKS
 	JR	NZ,HB_TIMINT3		; NOT ZERO YET, DONE FOR THIS CYCLE
 	; 50 TICKS HAVE ELAPSED
-	LD	A,50			; 50 TICKS PER SECOND
+	LD	A,TICKSPERSEC		; 50 TICKS PER SECOND
 	LD	(HL),A			; RESET COUNTDOWN REGISTER
 	; INCREMENT SECONDS COUNTER
 	LD	HL,HB_SECS		; POINT TO SECONDS COUNTER
@@ -4049,7 +4062,7 @@ IDLECOUNT	.DB	0
 HEAPCURB	.DW	0		; MARK HEAP ADDRESS AFTER INITIALIZATION
 ;
 HB_TICKS	.FILL	4,0		; 32 BIT TICK COUNTER
-HB_SECTCK	.DB	50		; TICK COUNTER FOR SECONDS
+HB_SECTCK	.DB	TICKSPERSEC	; TICK COUNTER FOR FRACTIONAL SECONDS
 HB_SECS		.FILL	4,0		; 32 BIT SECONDS COUNTER
 ;
 HB_CPUTYPE	.DB	0		; 0=Z80, 1=80180, 2=SL1960, 3=ASCI BRG
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/util.asm b/Source/HBIOS/util.asm
index d4bd7f49..253ec8fb 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/util.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/util.asm
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ DB_BLKRD:
 	LD	C,16			; SET FOR 16 LOCS
 	PUSH	HL			; SAVE STARTING HL
 DB_NXTONE:
-	LD 	A,(HL)			; GET BYTE
+	LD	A,(HL)			; GET BYTE
 	CALL	PRTHEXBYTE		; PRINT IT
 	CALL	PC_SPACE		;
 DB_UPDH:
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ DIV32X8:
 	XOR	A
 	LD	B,32
 DIV32X8A:
-  	ADD	HL,HL
+ 	ADD	HL,HL
 	RL	E
 	RL	D
 	RLA
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ DIV32X8A:
 	SUB	C
 	INC	L
 DIV32X8B:
-  	DJNZ	DIV32X8A
+ 	DJNZ	DIV32X8A
 	RET
 ;
 ; FILL MEMORY AT HL WITH VALUE A, LENGTH IN BC, ALL REGS USED
@@ -984,19 +984,15 @@ SUB32:
 ; INCREMENT 32 BIT BINARY AT ADDRESS 
 ;
 INC32HL:
-	PUSH	HL
-	PUSH	BC
-	LD	B,4
-INC32HL1:
 	INC	(HL)
+	RET	NZ
 	INC	HL
-	JR	NZ,INC32HL2
-	DJNZ	INC32HL1
-INC32HL2:
-	POP	BC
-	POP	HL
+	INC	(HL)
+	RET	NZ
+	INC	HL
+	INC	(HL)
+	RET	NZ
+	INC	HL
+	INC	(HL)
 	RET
 
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