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The Motorola 68000 CPU was released in 1979. It has a 32-bit instruction set and registers, with a 24-bit address bus and 16-bit data bus. More general information on this processor can be found on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_68000 Wikipedia].
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!colspan="2"|Motorola 68000 Information<br/>[[Image:68000.jpg|x150px]]
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|align="right"|Year of Release:||1979
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|align="right"|Address Bus:||24-bit (16MB)
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|align="right"|Data Bus:||16-bit (can also access individual 8-bit bytes)
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|align="right"|Speed (mHz):||4-25+ (we'll be starting clocked at 6mHz and working up to 10-12 most likely)
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|align="right"|Byte Order:||Big Endian
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|align="right"|Package:||DIP or PLCC
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|align="right"|Inst. Set Type:||CISC
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|align="right"|Appx. Cost (Q1 2011):||$8-10
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The exact manufacturer/part number has not been decided yet, but will be a 68HC000 high speed CMOS version, not an original HMOS or 68EC000. The option to use a 68010 is open as well.
|Byte Order:|Big Endian
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==References==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_68000 Wikipedia]<br />
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[[Media:TS68C000_Datasheet.pdf|Atmel TS68C000 Datasheet]]<br />
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[[Media:M68KPROGMAN.PDF|Motorola MC68000 Family Programmer's Reference Manual]]

Latest revision as of 19:33, 12 March 2011

Motorola 68000 Information
68000.jpg
Year of Release: 1979
Address Bus: 24-bit (16MB)
Data Bus: 16-bit (can also access individual 8-bit bytes)
Speed (mHz): 4-25+ (we'll be starting clocked at 6mHz and working up to 10-12 most likely)
Byte Order: Big Endian
Package: DIP or PLCC
Inst. Set Type: CISC
Appx. Cost (Q1 2011): $8-10

The exact manufacturer/part number has not been decided yet, but will be a 68HC000 high speed CMOS version, not an original HMOS or 68EC000. The option to use a 68010 is open as well.

References

Wikipedia
Atmel TS68C000 Datasheet
Motorola MC68000 Family Programmer's Reference Manual