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- From: Steve Price <steve@STEVEPR.DEMON.CO.UK>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Q: 680EC30? What does it mean? EC IS NOT ECONOMY!!!
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 00:38:12 +0000
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- In article <857.6649T550T597@burst.demon.co.uk>, Lee Huggett
- <Lee@burst.demon.co.uk> writes
- >
- >> EC stands for Embedded Controller, which was the original indended applicati
- >> this line of chips. It does not mean "EConomy" this is just a coincidence.
- >> It would not make much sense to sell chips called "Economy 68030" or "68030
- >> they're not trying to make the chips sound cheap, it has a more technical me
- >
- >Yup, 'sright...
- >
- >I think the embedded controlers used (or maybe still do) to go in washing
- >machines...
- >
- >This might be one of those pesky urban legends tho...
- >
- >imagine still owning a A500 and your washing machine having a more powerful
- >processor :-)
- >
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-
- correct the ec series are designed for washing mashines, telephone
- exchanges, air conditioning controllers etc. I have heard that BMW use
- them in thier cars but noone will let me take one apart to find out :)
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- Steve Price
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