Re: TI-H: General questions with a possibly big im


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Re: TI-H: General questions with a possibly big im




>>>>No, you were talking about the 68030...
>>>
>>>k.  I think the 68030 is a good chip.  But Like I Said, Its going to be
>>>hard to get it working.  i never said I had the chip and had it working.
>>
>>Well, like *I* said, it's a dumb chip to consider in any modern
>>design.  Maybe after you actually study its hardware more you'll
>>figure that out :).
>
>So is the Z80.  :)


Umm, no grant :)...

The 68030 has a 32 bit address and data bus... Not only will this
require a HUGEASS and complicated pcb, the chip is so damn slow in
comparison to other similarly priced offerings that it would simply be
idiotic to use it unless you're going for some nostalgic factor.  Not
to mention the fact that I believe it's still only offered in an NMOS
version unless you're going for the 68EC version which solves some of
the aforementioned problems, but it still sucks for small designs.

-Mel


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