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Re:New 16-inch MBP with M1 Max to feature High Power Mode fo... by duxup on Thursday October 21, 2021 @11:07PM (#28953316)
My 486 had one.

At the time I had no idea what it was and...not sure I do now.

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Re:New 16-inch MBP with M1 Max to feature High Power Mode fo... by doublepg23 on Friday October 22, 2021 @01:46AM (#28954051)
Great YouTube video on them! https://youtu.be/p2q02Bxtqds
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Re:New 16-inch MBP with M1 Max to feature High Power Mode fo... by User23 on Friday October 22, 2021 @12:17AM (#28953712)
It was mainly for games written for the older CPUs that used CPU timing for the main game event loop. Turning off "turbo" would reduce the clock frequency and slow the game down to a playable speed.
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