AirPort/AirPort Extreme — #7

Post #7 by tomlee59

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Networking
Post Date	Tue, 8 Jan 2008 - 08:38
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/airport-airport-extreme.11339/

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well the turbo button on those did serve a purpose, it made the computer run at its top speed (mhz) but is what the computer was normally capable of in the first place. but was just a way to sell you a computer making the buyer think it was something special.
those just cut the speed in half ( i think) from its normal speed when the button was off.

Those buttons had a real purpose beyond marketing. Many early games, for example, used timing loops that depended on CPU clock frequency. In turbo mode, many games were just too fast (or goofy). Disabling turbo reset the clock to 4.77MHz, allowing those games to run at the correct speed.