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Lew Pitcher
May 6, 2023, 1:10:42 PM5/6/23
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Long ago, I was told (or I read) about an early business computer
(I'm guessing circa 1960) that the manufacturer sold in two
different clock speeds. If you bought the "slower" system, you
could pay a licence fee and have a CSR come to /remove/ a component
that /limited/ the CPU speed.
Does any one else know of the details of this? Was it a rumour,
or did it actually happen?
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Lew Pitcher
"In Skills We Trust"
(I'm guessing circa 1960) that the manufacturer sold in two
different clock speeds. If you bought the "slower" system, you
could pay a licence fee and have a CSR come to /remove/ a component
that /limited/ the CPU speed.
Does any one else know of the details of this? Was it a rumour,
or did it actually happen?
--
Lew Pitcher
"In Skills We Trust"
Peter Flass
May 6, 2023, 2:27:00 PM5/6/23
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might remove the jumper, and replace it before scheduled maintenance.
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Pete
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