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- From: Magnus Wissler - Amiga rules <NDB120@NOV.HB.SE>
- Subject: Re: Virtual Memory on Amiga
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- > > Don't try using it with the A1200, however, as the CPU inside is a MC68EC020
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- > > ie a version without MMU support (it doesn't even have the MMU wiring
- > > necessary). Just being over-cautious :-)
- >
- > Sorry. The 68020 has never had a MMU built in. It used an external
- > chip the 68851.
- >
- > The difference between a normal 68020 & the EC version is that the EC
- > has fewer addres lines and hence can address less memory.
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- I *never* claimed the 68EC020 had a built-in MMU. From what I've heard you
- can't even use an MMU (external, FYI :-) with the EC model.
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- > John Verhoeven (johnv@acix.DIALix.oz.au or johnv@DIALix.oz.au) _--_|\
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