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- From: chomko@haven.ios.com (Eric Chomko)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k
- Subject: Re: What does the "k" actually stand for?
- Date: 26 Mar 1996 21:47:14 GMT
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- Geert Uytterhoeven (geert@cs.KULeuven.ac.be) wrote:
- : In article <4j94v4$8ca@news.vscht.cz>, stepanef@vscht.cz (FRANTISEK STEPANEK) writes:
- : |> It may be a little late to ask this question in the PowerPC era but I
- : |> never quite knew what the "k" in 68k means. It probably doesn't mean
- : |> kB, does it? So if someone can finally disclose this secret to me,
-
- : `k' stands for `times 1000', so `m68k' means `m68 times 1000 equals m68000'.
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- It might be worth noting that 68000 refers to both a chip, the 68000
- microprocessor, and the chip series, which includes the 68000, 68010, 68020,
- 68030, 68040 and 68060. Also, there is a 68300 series that often gets
- included in this 68k series as well as others.
-
- Eric
-
- : Greetings,
-
- : Geert
-
- : --
- : Geert Uytterhoeven Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be
- : Wavelets, Linux/m68k on Amiga http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/
- : Department of Computer Science -- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven -- Belgium
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