7 Nov
2005
7 Nov
'05
4:43 p.m.
On Sun, 6 Nov 2005, Tore S Bekkedal wrote:
"The Turbo switch must be turned OFF to preserve
the hardware."
The computer teacher really did believe that using the Turbo button
would cause the computers to wear down faster. And yes, there was a
(very!) noticeable slowdown when the Turbo button was off. This was a
486 running Windows 95.
Does it run out of computrons quicker?
Or does the higher speed create more thermal problems resulting in a
higher probability of getting a leak and losing the compressed smoke
that it runs on?
Rejumpering to reverse the switch action is a handy way to deal with such
regulations.