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 ...

We’d say there’s still a good deal of romanticism about computers having a big “TURBO” button you can smash whenever you feel the need for speed.

A long, long time ago, personal computers used to feature a "Turbo" button alongside the Power and Reset buttons. Ironically, the "Turbo" button functioned opposite to what one might expect today.