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From: sullivan@marge.math.binghamton.edu (fred sullivan)
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Subject: Re: Help needed
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Date: 9 Aug 88 14:43:28 GMT
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In article <8167@watdragon.waterloo.edu> dmnhieu@watdragon.waterloo.edu (Duy-Minh NHIEU) writes:
>I have a XT clone that can be switch to 8mhz (Turbo) from the keyboard, 
>however, after a software initialize to the text mode, I am drop back to
>the 4.77mhs mode, the keyboard switch consists of pressing 
>Ctrl alt -  (Control, alternate, minus) at the same time, can any one tell
>me
>	1) how to "lock" to the 8mhz mode?
>	2) how to write a program (in asm or TP4 or in C) to do the switching?
>	   rather than pressing the 3 keys?  (and the turbo mode can be entered
>	   from turn on the computer?)
I suspect that this is HIGHLY machine dependent.  My PC's Limited Turbo PC
has a dip switch which "locks" the machine in 8 MHz mode.  The manual also
described how to do it with software, but I just found switching to be
annoying.  After about 3 weeks, I took off the cover, flipped the switch, and
have been happily running at 8 MHz ever since.

Fred Sullivan				SUNY at Binghamton
Dept. Math. Sciences			Binghamton, NY 13903
					sullivan@marge.math.binghamton.edu
First you make a roux!