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This was often done by introducing wait states, so the processor would slow down while accessing main memory.
by irdc 3y ago
This was often done by introducing wait states, so the processor would slow down while accessing main memory.
- sounds 3y agoI did some sleuthing to try to figure out what part of computing history this could refer to. - Maybe because one could lower the "wait states" BIOS setting on PCs, and this became a selling point and was marketed? https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/9779 https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/9779 https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/18333 https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/18333 Note: it is often perceived that the CPU with more "wait states" was slower. But the above links point out how often the opposite is true. - The Apple II era was a very different world. The CPU was relatively slower than the RAM. https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/23541 https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/23541