▲ 1338 ▼ Vintage (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by ekZepp@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev 320 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) TURBO!!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) The "Turbo" function was a masterstroke of marketing. The actual function of the turbo is to slow the machine down, so it can be compatible with older games and software that ran too quickly on those newer systems. Of course calling it a "slow down" button wasn't very sexy, so just flip the function around and label it turbo instead! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) The "Turbo" function was a masterstroke of marketing. The actual function of the turbo is to slow the machine down, so it can be compatible with older games and software that ran too quickly on those newer systems. Of course calling it a "slow down" button wasn't very sexy, so just flip the function around and label it turbo instead! permalink fedilink source parent
