inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoFormer MS engineer Dave Plummer admits he accidentally coded Pinball to run 'at like, 5,000 frames per second' on Windows NTwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down11
arrow-up1134arrow-down1external-linkFormer MS engineer Dave Plummer admits he accidentally coded Pinball to run 'at like, 5,000 frames per second' on Windows NTwww.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squaregreybeard@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoMy understanding is that the turbo button in old PCs wasn’t to make the computer go faster, but to underclock it to match what games expected. A physical compatibility mode button, essentially.
minus-squarefulg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 hours agoYes precisely. It typically made the PC run at 4.77MHz to match the original IBM PC. Back then Turbo meant 8 or 12 MHz, not much more…
My understanding is that the turbo button in old PCs wasn’t to make the computer go faster, but to underclock it to match what games expected. A physical compatibility mode button, essentially.
Yes precisely. It typically made the PC run at 4.77MHz to match the original IBM PC. Back then Turbo meant 8 or 12 MHz, not much more…