To display the current CPU speed, type ESPEED only and press m. You see the following:

<+> : Speed Up

33.0 MHZ <-> : Speed Down <Esc> : Exit

To change the speed when you see this display, press the a or $ key; then press & to exit.

The processor speed you set remains in effect until you change it using the ESPEED program again, a keyboard command, or the SETUP program; or until you press the RESET button or turn off the computer.

Entering the ESPEED command in a batch file

You may want to run the ESPEED program by including the command in a batch file. Let’s say you have a program called SLOWDOWN which requires a slower processor speed. You could include the following commands in a batch file to start the SLOWDOWN program:

ESPEED S

SLOWDOWN

You could name the batch file SLOW.BAT. Whenever you need to run the SLOWDOWN program, insert the program diskette in drive A. Then type SLOW and press [Enbr). The computer changes the speed to slow and starts the SLOWDOWN program.

See your operating system manuals for instructions on creating and using batch files.

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