Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!qucdn!leek
Organization: Queen's University at Kingston
Date: Sunday, 7 Apr 1991 11:48:24 EDT
From: <LEEK@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Message-ID: <91097.114824LEEK@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: 68000 timing
References:  <3319@hexagon.se>

In article <3319@hexagon.se>, frix@hexagon.se (Fredrik Rothamel) says:
>
>I'm currently interested in how long the processor can wait for a DTACK
>signal, but info on other signals would also be great.

A 68000 can wait forever ALONE.  The 68000 in an Amiga have to run around
from time to time to service interrupts.  If it is idle for too long,
missing chars from serial ports, messed up timer devices, jerky mouse pointers
and/or crashes might crawl on you. :(

>Fredrik Rothamel                                            Fidonet
>2:204/117.3
>frix@hexagon.se
>...!sunic!kullmar!pkmab!hexagon!frix

K. C. Lee
Elec. Eng. Grad. Student