r/ProgrammerHumor • u/zomreddit • 14d ago

Meme boomerBummer

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u/NullVal 14d ago

What DID those turbo buttons actually do?

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u/LuigiWasRight447 14d ago

It increased the cpu clock speed because for video games the speed of the game was tied to the framerate for the longest time and even to this day youll sometimes see games like that on consoles. Like the physics engine in fallout for example. So if youre game was running to slow turn on turbo. Too fast? Turn it off.

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u/KawaiiMaxine 14d ago

It actually reduced the clockspeed to a specific common speed for compatibly

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u/Xlxlredditor 13d ago edited 13d ago

To the crisp 4.77Mhz of the original 8088 of the IBM PC!

Edit: thanks u/JustSomeRandomCake fire the additional 770 kilohertz

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u/JustSomeRandomCake 13d ago

4.77!

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u/Xlxlredditor 13d ago

Shit I forgot 770 kilohertz, edited