Timer 0, mode 1 interrupt in 8051

I've seldom used interrupts in the 8051, and then only to manage serial UART communications. Truth is, I don't like interrupts... they mess up program execution timing, which is critical in most of the applications that I've worked on... but I'm sure that the designers put them there for pretty solid set of good reasons... View attachment 126863

This time, I need to use timer 0 in mode 1. That is, a 16-bit timer.

Now, I do know how to set up a timer interrupt, and how to...

Timer 0, mode 1 interrupt in 8051