Back in the 486 days, it was common to see a “Turbo” button on the front panel of many PCs, which was used to toggle between the CPU’s maximum speed and a slower clock rate that was ...

To address this compatibility issue, the "Turbo" button was introduced to slow down the PC, allowing these programs to run normally at their intended speed. Some computers even supported keyboard ...

To patch the issue temporarily, some computers in the early 90s included a “TURBO” button which actually slowed the computer’s clock speed down in order to help older software run without ...