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Re: Need Program to slow down 486

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From: John Savage
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:00
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calculus@erie.net (Calculus) writes:
>I need a program, which I know exists, which is intended to "slow-down"
>the CPU so that games and other programs can be better controlled and

ftp ftp.cdrom.com  /pub/garbo/garbo_pc/sysutil/
snail.zip      Slow 386/486 down with stable cycle timing,P.Waltenberg
speeder2.zip   Change PC Speed by modifying refresh rate v2.0
switchsp.arc   Switch processor speed  (no docs)
whoapc.zip     SlowDown for PC/XT/AT and PS/2

ftp ftp.cdrom.com  /pub/coast/msdos/at/
at-slow.zip   B    2595  880617  Slow AT's down to 4.77 for games and such
at-slow3.zip  B    4905  891113  Use high-res timer to slow down 80286/80386

ftp ftp.cdrom.com  /pub/coast/msdos/sysutil/
486slo.zip    B    1272  920716  Slows down progs which run too fast.486 only
boost.zip     B   21189  890625  Program to turn on/off Turbo mode
whoapc.zip    B   11896  890223  WHOA! slows down PC or AT, v1.0

Or send email to 3ob2@qlink.queensu.ca and ask him for his SLOW program
which he finds useful for pentiums esp. (It is postcard ware, i.e., free.)
>Type SLOW followed by a numerical value. The higher the value the larger
>the delay. A value of 250 is a moderate slow rate. After executing the
>command (by pressing the ENTER key), SLOW will be installed but NOT
>active. Activate and deactivate the power of SLOW with the SCROLL LOCK key.
>(When SCROLL LOCK is ON, the power of SLOW is on and vice versa).
--
John Savage      koala � sydney.dialix.com.au     <-- use this address
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From: koala@sydney.SUNDIALix.com.au (John Savage)
Subject: Re: Need Program to slow down 486
Date: 1996/12/14
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