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From: mhc@hpctdkg.HP.COM (Mark Copley)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: MC68000 help needed
Message-ID: <3370008@hpctdkg.HP.COM>
Date: 16 Jul 90 19:51:28 GMT
References: <1990Jul13.153003.13647@watcsc.waterloo.edu>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard CTD, Colo. Spgs.
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> 
> I have a slight problem which I hope someone can help me with.  The computer
> science club here at Waterloo has a couple of HP9000 series computers with
> what we think are 68000 processors.  The only trouble is, when we open them
> up, the only thing that can be found that even vaugely resembles a 
> microprocessor is a 10x10 PGA (number of centre pins removed: unknown) labeled
> as follows:
> 
> (Motorola logo)
> 1820-3288
> GN78427
> 
> According to all the data books I have looked in, this is either a 
> 68000, 68010, or 68012.  What we think we have is a 68000.  We want either

1820-3288 is HP's internal part number for a 12 MHz NMOS PGA 68000

When you boot up the system the ROM should also put on the display
what processor, FPU, amount of memory, etc that you have.  

Hope that helps,

Mark Copley
mhc@hpctdlb.hp.com