i was mainly talking about the 386 and 486 class of computers. i know about the timing on the older ones like the 8086 and 8088 era and some 286 class ones (more of a compatibility mode then a turbo mode, but did the same thing). my wyse 286 had that funtion.

the 386 and 486 class computers was to fast for those older games anyway (they would run funky even at slow speed on them) unless you had a program (speed compensation) that made the older game run right on the faster systems.

i remember having to use a program like that to play a old game on a faster computer. a old game called vette running on a some faster 386s and 486 - pentium machine was a bit hard to play unless you had a program to virtually slow the machine down.

anyway, back on topic, from what i have read on sites is that there is a bit of s difference between G or G+ or other company's markings like linksys speedboost or other.

mainly the B has the speed of 11MB (more like in the 5MB range) and G has a speed of 54MB (more like in the 20MB range) and G+ is suppose to be around 108MB or something like that (but really in the 30MB-40MB range) on paper due to the some G+ or similar standards binding 2 channels as one.

really it also depends on if you have pure G or pure G+ gear and depends on how far you are away from the AP or router and if the software supports that speed, the G+ is also suppose to reach farther then standard G does.

but you never get the rated speed of any wifi standard (even tho it says its connected at such speeds).

its like this ( in base stations)

Airport B

Airport extreme is G (2 different models one was called express that had airtunes)

Airport express is N ( not the same as the express G) but supports A/B/G and N

and like this (Airport cards)

Airport is B

Airport extreme is G

and integrated Airport Extreme (is shown as A/B/G and N )