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exspamr 02-27-2004 02:00 AM

yep my old 75mhz did... it didnt do anything really, might have been better if it was intercooled

klik 02-27-2004 02:53 AM

i remember turbo buttons :1orglaugh

my first computer was an apple ii e.. green screen and everything :winkwink:

PiksalDesign 02-27-2004 02:55 AM

still usin it :thumbsup

Nat 02-27-2004 02:55 AM

sure have...
back in the good old days...
and yes, why did they have one? i mean noone used it in non turbo mode.. hehe.. strange!

rounders 02-27-2004 02:57 AM

hahah..i had one too, dont thnk it worked for anything that i had

ibuydomains 02-27-2004 03:07 AM

my 386 had a turbo button and my 486 had one... don't think i ever turned it off

kios 02-27-2004 03:08 AM

I still use a pc with turbo button :)

eskimo 02-27-2004 03:17 AM

Yeah i had a turbo button, whenever i pushed it my comp froze.

flashfire 02-27-2004 03:28 AM

ya it skyrocketed my computer from 12 mhz to 25:thumbsup sometimes I wish we still had a turbo button:)

Mike-BP 02-27-2004 03:34 AM

Mine too :glugglug

8 MHz or a whopping 16 MHz :thumbsup

421Fill 02-27-2004 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lane
my first PC had one :glugglug
Mine, too. lol

Jedimaster 02-27-2004 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by IPK
why wouldn't people use turbo all the time? why even give that option, just have it go fast always
That that same with airplanes,,,why not just go fast all the time???

Slinx 02-27-2004 06:42 AM

My first pc was a x86 @ 8mhz. But my 2nd computer had a turbo button. The turbo was always "on"

justsexxx 02-27-2004 06:43 AM

I remeber I had a commandore 64 with turbo casette. I had to load that one first, and then the other programs acted faster...

I'm happy with my current pc without turbo ;-)

Andre

strobi 02-27-2004 06:43 AM

OMG I forgot about the "turbo botton", I had one! hehe:thumbsup

Krille 02-27-2004 06:45 AM

I wish mine had one of those...

swedguy 02-27-2004 06:53 AM

I have one standing in the closet right now as a devel server :thumbsup

Nat 02-27-2004 06:57 AM

i had one who did't have the button, but you could change the speed in the bios... 8mhz or 16mhz, the choose was yours :)

Crazy_Canuck 02-27-2004 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by psyko514
several of them :)
in fact, i'm sitting right next to one. it's a P2 266 Mhz. i use it as a foot rest.


:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

maxdaname 02-27-2004 07:45 AM

I still have one!
:glugglug


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