Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_button
Ever used a PC with a Turbo Button?
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#2They used to be very common. Probably around the 486/early Pentium days if memory serves.
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#3Yes.
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#4The first computer I used was a 286 XT (or AT?), and it had a turbo. I remember playing a few games on it where the turbo button came in handy.
One specifically that I remember was called freefall, and simulated diving into a cavern. You had to move the ascii character representing yourself back and forth to avoid the cavern walls as you fell. Simple, but fun.
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#5When I was very young, we had a computer which had this button. I always wondered why pressing it would change HI to LO, as the name of the button suggested otherwise. I never really used it as my few games worked fine without it. I was too young to remember the name of the computer, and we got rid of it long ago.
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#6http://instagram.com/p/HWBYYmNDYD/
386DX 40 MHz
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#7My second machine was a 386 with a turbo button.
I think this would be better as a poll rather than a story, there's not a lot to say.
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#8What was the since in ever turning it off?
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#9Sure :--)
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#10I opened up my PC (486dx) and found that the Turbo button had been disconnected, and (obviously) made absolutely no difference whether it was pressed or not. I never really investigated further.