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From: alf@edstip.EDS.COM (John Hamill)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: PC Crystals
Message-ID: <306@edstip.EDS.COM>
Date: 24 May 89 18:40:42 GMT
Organization: EDS - Tech Pubs, Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Keyword: Crystals


I have a Joysystems 286 AT clone.

When I play some games on it I get killed right away, becouse the
clock speed is so fast (10 MHz).  Im thinking of getting a 10MHz
crystal to slow the speed down to 5MHz.  I think 5MHz is the speed
of an old PC.  This should solve the problem of getting killed so
fast.  I would like to know if I can install a switch to the two
crystals with out any problems?  Will a wire running out to the back
of the computer box be too long and affect how the crystal works?  Do
I need to have a switch on both leads of the crystal?  Is there a way
through software to slow down the clock speed with out changing the 
crystal?  Any help would be helpfull.


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