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From: john@hp-pcd.UUCP (john)
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Subject: Re: 68020 clock rate query
Message-ID: <6200065@hp-pcd.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 21-Oct-85 12:37:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 21 12:37:00 1985
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Nf-From: hp-pcd!john    Oct 21 08:37:00 1985

<<<<
< Vendor B (12MHz clock) claims that Motorola is not currently certifying
< the 68020 at 16.67MHz and that Vendor A is in reality getting 12MHz chips 
< from Motorola, but using only those chips which they can successfully push 
< to run at 16.67MHz.
<

If Murphy is correct we can expect to see Motorola start sorting 16 MHZ parts
for Vendor C and the number of fast parts shipped to vendor A will drop to
near zero. That is a very dangerous practice.


John Eaton
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