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From: dlnash@ut-ngp.UUCP (Donald L. Nash)
Newsgroups: net.micro.68k,net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Motorola 68040
Message-ID: <4202@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 24-Oct-86 12:44:21 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 24 12:44:21 1986
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Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas
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Keywords: 68040
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In article <688@scicom.UUCP>, galyen@scicom.UUCP (Robert Galyen) writes:
> 
> In the November issue of MacUser there are two references (pages 27, 38) to
> a Motorola 68040 chip.  The chip, a 64/128 bit processor running at 100 MHz,
> exists in rumor and perhaps on the drawing board.  Speculation is 2 yrs
            ^^^^^
> before completion, has anyone additional information on this thing?
> 
> --robert--
> 
> ____________________________________________________________________________


According to someone I know at Motorola, Austin, there is NO 64/128 bit
machine under development, it is just rumorware.

				Don Nash

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