Maybe we should also stop using the words "FAST" and "SLOW" to describe how "quickly" a computer can process things.
It's a word commonly associated with "fast", why get all aggravated about it? "Cool" is commonly associated with "good", but do you get all upset about that?
I mean really.
Actually, that's incorrect.
A "Turbocharger" also commonly referred to as a "Turbo" on an automobile uses a turbine that sits in the exhaust stream to push another turbine connected to the intake stream to pressurize the intake stream.
EGR is a separate thing used for emissions, where exhasut gas is introduced back into the intake manifold. It is supposed to help the engine reach operating temperature quickly, and reduce the amount of hydrocarbons, but all it really does is make the inside of your intake manifold turn black.
I'm currently helping with a project to write code for early 90s DSMs (Mitsubishi Eclipses, Eagle Talons, and Plymouth Lasers). Specifically, the turbo models. It's great. It's a variant of the Motorola HC11 processor (an undocument OEM variant, so a lot of opcodes are unknown, as is a lot of the actual microprocessor features). So far, we've figured out how to change the size of the fuel injectors, compensate for different air-volume measurement systems, adjust timing and fuel curves, and we've written a simple stutterbox (or two-step rev limiter). It's great fun writing assembly for my car.
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Maybe we should also stop using the words "FAST" and "SLOW" to describe how "quickly" a computer can process things. It's a word commonly associated with "fast", why get all aggravated about it? "Cool" is commonly associated with "good", but do you get all upset about that? I mean really.
Actually, that's incorrect. A "Turbocharger" also commonly referred to as a "Turbo" on an automobile uses a turbine that sits in the exhaust stream to push another turbine connected to the intake stream to pressurize the intake stream. EGR is a separate thing used for emissions, where exhasut gas is introduced back into the intake manifold. It is supposed to help the engine reach operating temperature quickly, and reduce the amount of hydrocarbons, but all it really does is make the inside of your intake manifold turn black.
I'm currently helping with a project to write code for early 90s DSMs (Mitsubishi Eclipses, Eagle Talons, and Plymouth Lasers). Specifically, the turbo models. It's great. It's a variant of the Motorola HC11 processor (an undocument OEM variant, so a lot of opcodes are unknown, as is a lot of the actual microprocessor features). So far, we've figured out how to change the size of the fuel injectors, compensate for different air-volume measurement systems, adjust timing and fuel curves, and we've written a simple stutterbox (or two-step rev limiter). It's great fun writing assembly for my car.