Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!ukc!acorn!moncam!emmo
From: emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k
Subject: Re: MC68010 @ 16 Mhz
Message-ID: <311@marvin.moncam.co.uk>
Date: 18 Dec 89 20:00:08 GMT
References: <3790001@hp-and.HP.COM> <932@dms.UUCP>
Organization: Monotype ADG, Cambridge, UK
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In article <932@dms.UUCP>, albaugh@dms.UUCP (Mike Albaugh) writes:
> From article <3790001@hp-and.HP.COM>, by panek@hp-and.HP.COM (Jon Panek):
> > 
> > D.D. Simmons writes:
> >  	>Does anybody know if Motorola or any other companies making
> > 	>the MC68010, manufacture one that can operate at 16 Mhz?
> > [more]
> 
> 	Both the question and answer are fascinating to me. _WHAT_
> other suppliers? This is of more than academic interest, as we believed
> Moto when they said "The 68010 will always be about 10% more expensive
> than the 68000". Now, I can't divulge our prices (even if I knew), but the
> delta is more like 200% from where we sit, so... _If_ there are any
> other suppliers I'd love to hear about them.
> 
> 					Mike
> 
> [sig]

At that time, Mot had a second source agreement with Hitachi, which
they later rescinded in a huff over Hit's microcontrollers.

I don't know, but I think Hit still make the 68000 range, they certainly
didn't get any further.

Dave E.

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