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From: alan@pdn.UUCP (Alan Lovejoy)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: QM-1 or like machines???
Message-ID: <1118@pdn.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Aug-87 10:02:45 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 24 10:02:45 1987
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In article <63900006@convex> graham@convex.UUCP writes:
   
   >[discussion of company that designed nanocode/microcode CPU intended to
   >emulate other architectures]
  
   >Does any other company build machines intended to be used this way?


The M680x0 family has a nanocode/microcode architecture, and has been
used to emulate other architectures.  IBM's XT/370 and AT/370 used
remicrocoded M680x0's to emulate S370.

--Alan "MOVE.L (A0)+,(A1)+" Lovejoy