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Why Windows 95 left a handy power saving feature on the cutting-room floor
Tuesday September 9, 2025. 06:02 PM , from TheRegister
Microsoft feared too many machines would end up bricked
Microsoft vet Raymond Chen first told the story of HLT and Windows 95 more than 20 years ago. The instruction tells the CPU to effectively shut itself down until the next hardware interrupt – ideal for laptops, since power consumption would be hugely reduced.…
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