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From: peg@psuecl.bitnet (PAUL E. GANTER)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k
Subject: Re: New 68k? 68025? (16-bit version of 040)
Message-ID: <111512@psuecl.bitnet>
Date: 6 May 90 14:09:13 GMT
References: <220@dean1.usma.edu> <11269@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Organization: Engineering Computer Lab, Pennsylvania State University
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In article <11269@cbmvax.commodore.com>, valentin@cbmvax.commodore.com (Valentin Pepelea) writes:
>>
>>Motorola has discussions under way with computer manufacturers about
>>the use of the newest version of the 68000 microprocessor in upcoming
>>systems.  The device should be released in August or September in
>>conjunction with an announcement from a major system manufacturer,
>>said a Motorola marketing official.  An enhanced version of an
>>existing 68000 device is scheduled to be introduced next month."
>
> I strongly doubt this will be a 68040 in a 16-bit package. It will probably
> be a 16-bit 68030, hopefully pin compatible with the 68000. With the very
> large number of 68000 out there, there are bound to be houndreds of thousands

Hmmmm....  Amiga's use the 68000, don't they?  Let me pull the lid off
this 2000 on my desk... ;-)

Seriously, could this mean what I think to the Amiga 500 and 2000 owners?
I presume the 4x speed increase you suggest is based on a reduction of
clock cycles/instruction and would thus work fine in a stock Amiga...?

> of people willing to shell out $300 to make their computers run 4 times faster.

Damn straight!! :)

--Paul

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