0 sats \ 4 replies \ @486DX2 6 Dec 2023 \ parent \ on: First memorable retrogame that you played? gaming
Pre proper cooling tech eh? I think there were even clip-on co processors weren't there? Cyrix rings a bell?
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @kristapsk 6 Dec 2023
It was long time ago, but I think 75 MHz Pentium even could more or less work without a heatsink at all.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @nout 6 Dec 2023
486 could, Pentium could not :)
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kristapsk 6 Dec 2023
It was long time ago, and memories could lie to me, but I kinda remember running 75 MHz Pentium without any heatsink. And 486 vs P5 should not be a difference, heat is mainly from MHz, not CPU generation.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @486DX2 6 Dec 2023
...so long as you didn't press the turbo button
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