1. To get around the problem, the industry has resorted to building two or more computing engines known as ‘cores’ on a single chip and throttling back the clock speed to prevent a silicon meltdown.

2. After releasing the Apple Lisa, which was a flop primarily due to its $',''5 price tag, Apple needed a hit." That‘s $20,000 in today‘s money, which Apple felt was justified because the Lisa included such cutting–edge (for 1'83) features as a graphical user interface (GUI), a mouse, a built–in screensaver and a then–blistering 5Mhz clock speed. (By the way, if anyone knows where Higgins can get a hold of an original Lisa, let us know.) Mental Floss: Macintosh development stories Cult fiction: "A Confederacy of Dunces" Dunces is cult for a few reasons –– one because it‘s rare; the author, John Kennedy Toole, killed himself 11 years before the book was published in 1'80, so there are no more Toole novels in the ol‘ pipeline.