Author Topic: If you think about it...  (Read 4929 times)

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Re: If you think about it...
« Reply #30 on: January 01, 2012, 10:19:47 PM »
It increased the voltage that controlled the clock speed.

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Re: If you think about it...
« Reply #31 on: January 01, 2012, 10:57:31 PM »
thats pretty cool
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Re: If you think about it...
« Reply #32 on: January 02, 2012, 12:31:43 AM »
Yeah, I've read that computers had them for a while because some poorly written software would run too fast on the newer processors.

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Re: If you think about it...
« Reply #33 on: January 02, 2012, 06:33:31 AM »
Yeah, I've read that computers had them for a while because some poorly written software would run too fast on the newer processors.

It was there exactly for that. Not to speed things up, but to slow the clock to 4.77MHz (usually) for compatibility.

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Re: If you think about it...
« Reply #34 on: January 02, 2012, 09:12:21 AM »
I guess what I didn't understand was that it was a button... so unless it was a toggle, who is going to sit there and hold that thing in while you work on those specific programs?  ;)

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Re: If you think about it...
« Reply #35 on: January 02, 2012, 09:14:56 AM »
IIRC it was a toggle button.  I don't remember ever using it, though

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Re: If you think about it...
« Reply #36 on: January 02, 2012, 09:46:44 AM »
I wish I had a turbo button. I am fascinated by the whole thing lol
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Re: If you think about it...
« Reply #37 on: January 02, 2012, 10:01:59 AM »
I remember having it pressed in all the time, mostly because it was "TURBOOOOO!!!!"