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Re:What should the CPU usage be of a fully-loaded CPU that h... by thrower123 on Sunday July 04, 2021 @05:58AM (#27728488)
Turbo. I miss the old turbo button, even when it didn't actually do much of anything.
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Re:What should the CPU usage be of a fully-loaded CPU that h... by arein3 on Sunday July 04, 2021 @06:34AM (#27728624)
turbo actually slowed the cpu to 4.77 MHz (the speed of 8086/8088) because early programs's timing logic were based on 4.77 MHz clock frequency
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