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From: rwa@auvax.UUCP (Ross Alexander)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k
Subject: Re: Fast 68000s?
Message-ID: <384@auvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 3-Nov-87 05:46:27 EST
Article-I.D.: auvax.384
Posted: Tue Nov  3 05:46:27 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Nov-87 02:11:08 EST
References: <7487@dartvax.UUCP> <2118@lsuc.UUCP>
Organization: Athabasca U., Alberta, Canada
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Summary: it all depends...

In article <2118@lsuc.UUCP>, jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) writes:
> In article <7487@dartvax.UUCP> stevel@dartvax.UUCP (Steve Ligett) writes:
...
> >I'd love to have a 20MHz 68000.
...
>      I disagree.  I'd rather see the 68000 completely phased out
> in favour of lower cost versions of the 68010, 68020 and 68030.
> These are better processors and in the case of the 68010, pin
> compatible.

Well, pin compatability is one thing, but some of us are using brain-damaged
software and OS's that get all f****d up when presented with 68010 exception
frames and so on (Atari shall not be mentioned to protect the guilty).

But I still would like my toy box to go faster.  What's a fellow to do?  Your
answer is: go whistle.  I would like a more positive response from a vendor,
perhaps a 24 MHz 68000 ;-)

Ross Alexander,
Athabasca University,
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