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- From: zkessin@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Zach, the Lego Maniac)
- Subject: Re: PowePC Chip emulation, Why 68020??
- Message-ID: <zkessin.724522396@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu>
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- Organization: Brandeis University
- References: <1992Dec16.073119.1376@galaxy.gov.bc.ca>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 16:13:16 GMT
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- cconstantine@galaxy.gov.bc.ca writes:
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- >Does anyone out there know why Apple chose to emulate a M68020 for its' PowerPC
- >chip for software compatability instead of at lease a 68030 which can do
- >virtula Memory and was the most stable chip (as far as software compatability
- >went) of the bunch????
-
- Prob. because a 68020 can do virtual with a 68851 chip, which will
- prob. also be emulated. as will the coprossor. Plus the mac's memory
- will have to go threw the rs6000 memory manger.
-
- Zach
- zkessin@cs.brandeis.edu
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