Re: Computer slowed down why?

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From: Tom Bird
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 00:00

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In article <smZ5qRArHnE3EwTG@dunvegan1.demon.co.uk>, Paul Richards
<Paul@dunvegan1.demon.co.uk> writes
>Tom Bird writes,
>>In article <370f173b.391492@news.demon.co.uk>, Wendy Clark
>><wendy@onepine.demon.co.uk> writes
>>>My next door neighbours computer has slowed right down to a crawl and
>>>I'm at a loss to know why. Win95 has been reinstalled but it takes
>>>minutes to open some applications, access the floppy disk and the cd
>>>drive, open windows etc.
>>
>>Turbo switch?
>
>Are those Turbo switches even connected to anything 'cos mine doesn't
>seem to do much?
>[repeated toggling of switch to prove it]

Only 486 and below machines can have a turbo switch.  WTF the 386 SX 16
motherboard I've got (ta Oz) wants one for, I'll never know...

TB

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