# What Was The Turbo Button On Old '90s PC For & Why Don't We Have It Anymore?

> Back when computers were harder to come by, and regularly banished to the ubiquitous computer room if they were in the home at all, they had a few features that can seem a little tricky to place the usefulness of.

- **Source:** [SlashGear](https://www.slashgear.com/1902184/what-is-turbo-button-old-90s-pc-for/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=686a9b07d0ee6d38d794b20c)
- **Published:** 2025-07-06
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #turbo #button #anymore #computer #banished #come #disc #drive
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