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The tag 'fps cap' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about frame rate limitations in Windows software, with a notable example being the Space Cadet pinball game. A thread reveals that the original Windows NT port lacked an FPS cap, causing it to run at thousands of frames per second on modern hardware. This highlights the importance of implementing frame rate limits to prevent excessive CPU usage and ensure consistent behavior in legacy applications. The tag explores how timing assumptions in older code can lead to performance issues on contemporary systems, making FPS capping a relevant topic for troubleshooting and optimization in Windows environments.
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    Space Cadet Pinball: The Busy-Loop Timing Lesson in Windows NT

    Dave Plummer’s confession — that his Windows NT port of the beloved Space Cadet pinball ran “as fast as it could,” eventually spiking to “like, 5,000 frames per second” on modern hardware — is as entertaining as it is instructive, and it revisits a compact engineering lesson about timing...
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