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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: PC Crystals
Summary: Slowing down yer PC?
Message-ID: <692@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 27 May 89 17:13:32 GMT
References: <306@edstip.EDS.COM>
Reply-To: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Organization: Corpane Industries, Inc.
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In article <306@edstip.EDS.COM> alf@edstip.EDS.COM (John Hamill) writes:
>
>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.  

Hmm. Let me see if I got this right....

You are actually asking for help to *SLOW* your machine down? 
I thought I'd seen it all.. Now I have. 

:-)


Standard 286 speed is 6Mhz. Maybe you can get someone to trade you for a slower
machine. I don't think that you are going to be able to hook up 2 crystals and
run a switch out the back. RFI problems, etc. Good luck tho.



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