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Re: Pentium 90 Slower ?

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From: John Savage
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 1995 05:22
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Fabrice.Timmermans@Belgium.NCR.COM writes:
>I would like to know if there is a software who can slow down
>a Pentium to play old games.

Hmmm ... games, you say?  Does your employer read this newsgroup?   :)

ftp ftp.cdrom.com : /pub/garbo/pc/
source/slowdown.zip    Slow-down-PC sources  [ source code only I expect -JS ]
sysutil/snail.zip      Slow 386/486 down with stable cycle timing,P.Waltenberg
sysutil/speeder2.zip   Change PC Speed by modifying refresh rate v2.0
sysutil/switchsp.arc   Switch processor speed  (no docs)
sysutil/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.
(Of course, Australian users can get all of these from the archie.au mirrors)
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From: johns@macadam.mpce.mq.edu.au (John Savage)
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Subject: Re: Pentium 90 Slower ?
Date: 6 Feb 1995 05:22:55 GMT
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