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Re: How Can I Slow Down My Pentium in DOS to Run Old Games

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From: BRUCE SINCLAIR
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 00:00
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In article <4fkj3k$c2m$1@sydney.DIALix.oz.au>,
   John Savage <koala@sydney.dialix.com.au> wrote:
<aol594@news.acns.nwu.edu (Arsenio Oloroso) wrote:
<>Andrew Mor (abm@ri.cmu.edu) wrote:
<>> I need to slow down my computer so that my game doesn't play
<>> faster than me.
<>> Somebody said there was a program or a TSR or a utility or something
<>> that will slow down the machine.
<>> comp info:win95 (ie dos7.0), pentium 120

(much helpful stuff deleted)

don't forget moslo - can slow the machine up a variable percentage 
(settable). Works fine on my 486/100.

Bruce

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From: SINCLAIRB@Agresearch.cri.nz (BRUCE SINCLAIR)
Subject: Re: How Can I Slow Down My Pentium in DOS to Run Old Games
Date: 1996/02/14
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