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Subject:	Re: Off topic, for entertainment purposes only, etc.
From:	Duane Percox <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Duane Percox <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 24 Apr 1997 17:48:02 -0700
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Michael Hensley, being challenged by hardware writes:

>> Q. How do I make my 486DX2-66 PC run at 3MHz?
>> A. When you upgrade from the 486-33, don't install a CPU.  This will save
>> you $10.00, and you'll have lots of spare time to see if your pizza is
>> done re-heating yet.
>
>Sigh.  That should say "don't install a CPU *fan*."  It probably runs even
>slower without a CPU, but I didn't try that.  Yet.

I was wondering how you got a system with NO cpu to run at 3mhz!

I knew you were good at performance issues, but this sure seemed like
black magic to me ;-)

duane percox

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