Re: Slowing down execution

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From: John Savage
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 00:00

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wayne@cs.uwa.oz.au (Wayne Elliott) writes:
>I'm looking for strategies for slowing down execution
>of DOS graphical (animated) applications, when run on
>faster machines.

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/simtel/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/simtel/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
486slo.zip has been used by others, but let me know how you get on.

If you are not satisfied with any of the above, then send some email to
3ob2@qlink.queensu.ca (Billy The Kid) and ask him about his SLOW program
which he described to me thus ...
  >Another program, with a variable (user defined) slow rate, is avaiable
  >from me. It's called SLOW. Many Pentium users have asked for it and seem
--
John Savage               koala@sydney.dialix.com.au

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From: John Savage <koala@sydney.dialix.com.au>
Subject: Re: Slowing down execution
Date: 1996/04/29
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