diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index d16cb4f..ae56531 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ SCSHOBJS = \
 	scsh/dirstuff1.o \
 	scsh/fdports1.o \
 	scsh/flock1.o \
-	scsh/machine/time_dep1.o \
 	scsh/signals1.o \
 	scsh/machine/libansi.o \
 	scsh/network1.o \
diff --git a/scsh/aix/time_dep1.c b/scsh/aix/time_dep1.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 87be152..0000000
--- a/scsh/aix/time_dep1.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/* OS-dependent support for fine-grained timer.
-** Copyright (c) 1995 by Olin Shivers.
-**
-** We return the current time in seconds and sub-second "ticks" where the 
-** number of ticks/second is OS dependent (and is defined in time_dep.scm).
-** This definition works on any BSD Unix with the gettimeofday() 
-** microsecond-resolution timer.
-*/
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include "scheme48.h"
-#include "../time1.h"
-
-s48_value time_plus_ticks()
-{
-    struct timeval t;
-    struct timezone tz;
-    s48_value sch_tv_sec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_tv_usec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_listval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_retval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(3);
-    
-    S48_GC_PROTECT_3(sch_tv_sec, sch_tv_usec, sch_listval);
-
-    if( gettimeofday(&t, &tz) ) s48_raise_os_error (errno);
-
-
-    sch_tv_sec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_sec);
-    sch_tv_usec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_usec);
-    sch_listval = s48_cons (sch_tv_usec, S48_NULL);
-    sch_retval = s48_cons (sch_tv_sec, sch_listval);
-    
-    S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
-
-    return sch_retval;
-
-}
diff --git a/scsh/cygwin32/time_dep1.c b/scsh/cygwin32/time_dep1.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 87be152..0000000
--- a/scsh/cygwin32/time_dep1.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/* OS-dependent support for fine-grained timer.
-** Copyright (c) 1995 by Olin Shivers.
-**
-** We return the current time in seconds and sub-second "ticks" where the 
-** number of ticks/second is OS dependent (and is defined in time_dep.scm).
-** This definition works on any BSD Unix with the gettimeofday() 
-** microsecond-resolution timer.
-*/
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include "scheme48.h"
-#include "../time1.h"
-
-s48_value time_plus_ticks()
-{
-    struct timeval t;
-    struct timezone tz;
-    s48_value sch_tv_sec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_tv_usec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_listval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_retval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(3);
-    
-    S48_GC_PROTECT_3(sch_tv_sec, sch_tv_usec, sch_listval);
-
-    if( gettimeofday(&t, &tz) ) s48_raise_os_error (errno);
-
-
-    sch_tv_sec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_sec);
-    sch_tv_usec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_usec);
-    sch_listval = s48_cons (sch_tv_usec, S48_NULL);
-    sch_retval = s48_cons (sch_tv_sec, sch_listval);
-    
-    S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
-
-    return sch_retval;
-
-}
diff --git a/scsh/generic/time_dep1.c b/scsh/generic/time_dep1.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 87be152..0000000
--- a/scsh/generic/time_dep1.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/* OS-dependent support for fine-grained timer.
-** Copyright (c) 1995 by Olin Shivers.
-**
-** We return the current time in seconds and sub-second "ticks" where the 
-** number of ticks/second is OS dependent (and is defined in time_dep.scm).
-** This definition works on any BSD Unix with the gettimeofday() 
-** microsecond-resolution timer.
-*/
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include "scheme48.h"
-#include "../time1.h"
-
-s48_value time_plus_ticks()
-{
-    struct timeval t;
-    struct timezone tz;
-    s48_value sch_tv_sec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_tv_usec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_listval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_retval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(3);
-    
-    S48_GC_PROTECT_3(sch_tv_sec, sch_tv_usec, sch_listval);
-
-    if( gettimeofday(&t, &tz) ) s48_raise_os_error (errno);
-
-
-    sch_tv_sec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_sec);
-    sch_tv_usec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_usec);
-    sch_listval = s48_cons (sch_tv_usec, S48_NULL);
-    sch_retval = s48_cons (sch_tv_sec, sch_listval);
-    
-    S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
-
-    return sch_retval;
-
-}
diff --git a/scsh/hpux/time_dep1.c b/scsh/hpux/time_dep1.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 87be152..0000000
--- a/scsh/hpux/time_dep1.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/* OS-dependent support for fine-grained timer.
-** Copyright (c) 1995 by Olin Shivers.
-**
-** We return the current time in seconds and sub-second "ticks" where the 
-** number of ticks/second is OS dependent (and is defined in time_dep.scm).
-** This definition works on any BSD Unix with the gettimeofday() 
-** microsecond-resolution timer.
-*/
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include "scheme48.h"
-#include "../time1.h"
-
-s48_value time_plus_ticks()
-{
-    struct timeval t;
-    struct timezone tz;
-    s48_value sch_tv_sec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_tv_usec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_listval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_retval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(3);
-    
-    S48_GC_PROTECT_3(sch_tv_sec, sch_tv_usec, sch_listval);
-
-    if( gettimeofday(&t, &tz) ) s48_raise_os_error (errno);
-
-
-    sch_tv_sec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_sec);
-    sch_tv_usec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_usec);
-    sch_listval = s48_cons (sch_tv_usec, S48_NULL);
-    sch_retval = s48_cons (sch_tv_sec, sch_listval);
-    
-    S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
-
-    return sch_retval;
-
-}
diff --git a/scsh/irix/time_dep1.c b/scsh/irix/time_dep1.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 87be152..0000000
--- a/scsh/irix/time_dep1.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/* OS-dependent support for fine-grained timer.
-** Copyright (c) 1995 by Olin Shivers.
-**
-** We return the current time in seconds and sub-second "ticks" where the 
-** number of ticks/second is OS dependent (and is defined in time_dep.scm).
-** This definition works on any BSD Unix with the gettimeofday() 
-** microsecond-resolution timer.
-*/
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include "scheme48.h"
-#include "../time1.h"
-
-s48_value time_plus_ticks()
-{
-    struct timeval t;
-    struct timezone tz;
-    s48_value sch_tv_sec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_tv_usec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_listval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_retval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(3);
-    
-    S48_GC_PROTECT_3(sch_tv_sec, sch_tv_usec, sch_listval);
-
-    if( gettimeofday(&t, &tz) ) s48_raise_os_error (errno);
-
-
-    sch_tv_sec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_sec);
-    sch_tv_usec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_usec);
-    sch_listval = s48_cons (sch_tv_usec, S48_NULL);
-    sch_retval = s48_cons (sch_tv_sec, sch_listval);
-    
-    S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
-
-    return sch_retval;
-
-}
diff --git a/scsh/linux/time_dep1.c b/scsh/linux/time_dep1.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 87be152..0000000
--- a/scsh/linux/time_dep1.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/* OS-dependent support for fine-grained timer.
-** Copyright (c) 1995 by Olin Shivers.
-**
-** We return the current time in seconds and sub-second "ticks" where the 
-** number of ticks/second is OS dependent (and is defined in time_dep.scm).
-** This definition works on any BSD Unix with the gettimeofday() 
-** microsecond-resolution timer.
-*/
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include "scheme48.h"
-#include "../time1.h"
-
-s48_value time_plus_ticks()
-{
-    struct timeval t;
-    struct timezone tz;
-    s48_value sch_tv_sec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_tv_usec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_listval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_retval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(3);
-    
-    S48_GC_PROTECT_3(sch_tv_sec, sch_tv_usec, sch_listval);
-
-    if( gettimeofday(&t, &tz) ) s48_raise_os_error (errno);
-
-
-    sch_tv_sec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_sec);
-    sch_tv_usec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_usec);
-    sch_listval = s48_cons (sch_tv_usec, S48_NULL);
-    sch_retval = s48_cons (sch_tv_sec, sch_listval);
-    
-    S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
-
-    return sch_retval;
-
-}
diff --git a/scsh/next/time_dep1.c b/scsh/next/time_dep1.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 87be152..0000000
--- a/scsh/next/time_dep1.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/* OS-dependent support for fine-grained timer.
-** Copyright (c) 1995 by Olin Shivers.
-**
-** We return the current time in seconds and sub-second "ticks" where the 
-** number of ticks/second is OS dependent (and is defined in time_dep.scm).
-** This definition works on any BSD Unix with the gettimeofday() 
-** microsecond-resolution timer.
-*/
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include "scheme48.h"
-#include "../time1.h"
-
-s48_value time_plus_ticks()
-{
-    struct timeval t;
-    struct timezone tz;
-    s48_value sch_tv_sec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_tv_usec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_listval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_retval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(3);
-    
-    S48_GC_PROTECT_3(sch_tv_sec, sch_tv_usec, sch_listval);
-
-    if( gettimeofday(&t, &tz) ) s48_raise_os_error (errno);
-
-
-    sch_tv_sec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_sec);
-    sch_tv_usec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_usec);
-    sch_listval = s48_cons (sch_tv_usec, S48_NULL);
-    sch_retval = s48_cons (sch_tv_sec, sch_listval);
-    
-    S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
-
-    return sch_retval;
-
-}
diff --git a/scsh/solaris/time_dep1.c b/scsh/solaris/time_dep1.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 87be152..0000000
--- a/scsh/solaris/time_dep1.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/* OS-dependent support for fine-grained timer.
-** Copyright (c) 1995 by Olin Shivers.
-**
-** We return the current time in seconds and sub-second "ticks" where the 
-** number of ticks/second is OS dependent (and is defined in time_dep.scm).
-** This definition works on any BSD Unix with the gettimeofday() 
-** microsecond-resolution timer.
-*/
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include "scheme48.h"
-#include "../time1.h"
-
-s48_value time_plus_ticks()
-{
-    struct timeval t;
-    struct timezone tz;
-    s48_value sch_tv_sec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_tv_usec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_listval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_retval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(3);
-    
-    S48_GC_PROTECT_3(sch_tv_sec, sch_tv_usec, sch_listval);
-
-    if( gettimeofday(&t, &tz) ) s48_raise_os_error (errno);
-
-
-    sch_tv_sec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_sec);
-    sch_tv_usec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_usec);
-    sch_listval = s48_cons (sch_tv_usec, S48_NULL);
-    sch_retval = s48_cons (sch_tv_sec, sch_listval);
-    
-    S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
-
-    return sch_retval;
-
-}
diff --git a/scsh/sunos/time_dep1.c b/scsh/sunos/time_dep1.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 87be152..0000000
--- a/scsh/sunos/time_dep1.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/* OS-dependent support for fine-grained timer.
-** Copyright (c) 1995 by Olin Shivers.
-**
-** We return the current time in seconds and sub-second "ticks" where the 
-** number of ticks/second is OS dependent (and is defined in time_dep.scm).
-** This definition works on any BSD Unix with the gettimeofday() 
-** microsecond-resolution timer.
-*/
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include "scheme48.h"
-#include "../time1.h"
-
-s48_value time_plus_ticks()
-{
-    struct timeval t;
-    struct timezone tz;
-    s48_value sch_tv_sec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_tv_usec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_listval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_retval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(3);
-    
-    S48_GC_PROTECT_3(sch_tv_sec, sch_tv_usec, sch_listval);
-
-    if( gettimeofday(&t, &tz) ) s48_raise_os_error (errno);
-
-
-    sch_tv_sec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_sec);
-    sch_tv_usec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_usec);
-    sch_listval = s48_cons (sch_tv_usec, S48_NULL);
-    sch_retval = s48_cons (sch_tv_sec, sch_listval);
-    
-    S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
-
-    return sch_retval;
-
-}
diff --git a/scsh/time1.c b/scsh/time1.c
index d9798fd..c2dbadd 100644
--- a/scsh/time1.c
+++ b/scsh/time1.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 */
 
 #include <time.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -451,6 +452,36 @@ char *tzname_loser(struct tm *dp)
 ** localtime() & gmtime() don't error.
 */
 
+/* Support for fine-grained timer.
+** This used to be OS-dependent but the code below works on all systems
+*/
+
+s48_value time_plus_ticks()
+{
+    struct timeval t;
+    struct timezone tz;
+    s48_value sch_tv_sec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
+    s48_value sch_tv_usec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
+    s48_value sch_listval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
+    s48_value sch_retval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
+    S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(3);
+    
+    S48_GC_PROTECT_3(sch_tv_sec, sch_tv_usec, sch_listval);
+
+    if( gettimeofday(&t, &tz) ) s48_raise_os_error (errno);
+
+
+    sch_tv_sec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_sec);
+    sch_tv_usec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_usec);
+    sch_listval = s48_cons (sch_tv_usec, S48_NULL);
+    sch_retval = s48_cons (sch_tv_sec, sch_listval);
+    
+    S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
+
+    return sch_retval;
+
+}
+
 void s48_init_time(void)
 {
     S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(time_plus_ticks);
diff --git a/scsh/ultrix/time_dep1.c b/scsh/ultrix/time_dep1.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 87be152..0000000
--- a/scsh/ultrix/time_dep1.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/* OS-dependent support for fine-grained timer.
-** Copyright (c) 1995 by Olin Shivers.
-**
-** We return the current time in seconds and sub-second "ticks" where the 
-** number of ticks/second is OS dependent (and is defined in time_dep.scm).
-** This definition works on any BSD Unix with the gettimeofday() 
-** microsecond-resolution timer.
-*/
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include "scheme48.h"
-#include "../time1.h"
-
-s48_value time_plus_ticks()
-{
-    struct timeval t;
-    struct timezone tz;
-    s48_value sch_tv_sec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_tv_usec = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_listval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    s48_value sch_retval = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
-    S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(3);
-    
-    S48_GC_PROTECT_3(sch_tv_sec, sch_tv_usec, sch_listval);
-
-    if( gettimeofday(&t, &tz) ) s48_raise_os_error (errno);
-
-
-    sch_tv_sec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_sec);
-    sch_tv_usec = s48_enter_integer(t.tv_usec);
-    sch_listval = s48_cons (sch_tv_usec, S48_NULL);
-    sch_retval = s48_cons (sch_tv_sec, sch_listval);
-    
-    S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
-
-    return sch_retval;
-
-}