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- From: Jeff Grimmett <jgrimm@bitnova.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Q: 680EC30? What does it mean?
- Date: 6 Mar 1996 18:16:47 GMT
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company
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- Maciej Gorny <gorny@elvis.rowan.edu> wrote:
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- >What does EC stand for? does it mean it is lacking a math coprocesor,
- >and if so, will I be able to just buy one and add it to the board? I
- >would like to hope so,...
-
- EC == Ebedded Controller, a chip intended for special-purpose tasks as
- opposed to general-purpose computers like the Amiga. It's a full-fledged
- CPU, mind you, just that Moto trimmed it down to make it feasable for
- things like microwave ovens and car emissions control computers.
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- The EC030 doesn't have an MMU. Niether the EC030 or full 030 comes with
- an FPU, that always was an extra.
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