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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 09:22 AM
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i see it sometimes on computer cases near the power button

what does it mean?

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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Grifter
i see it sometimes on computer cases near the power button

what does it mean?

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On the fly speed upgrade. Some of the older 4MHz machines had a turbo button that upped it to 6MHz.
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by axemansean
On the fly speed upgrade. Some of the older 4MHz machines had a turbo button that upped it to 6MHz.
im reading a review about a case thats currently on the shelves of frys that has a turbo light
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 09:28 AM
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eh, :down: lame marketing.
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 09:30 AM
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i had a pentium 1 that had a "turbo" button..and when i pressed it, the display went from "LO" to "HI" :chuckles:
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 09:37 AM
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my AT had a turbo button...went from 8mHz to 16mHz. it came in handy for older games which were designed for slower systems.
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