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- From: eric@telebit.com (Eric Smith)
- Subject: Re: 68060?????
- In-Reply-To: green@eniac.seas.upenn.edu's message of 15 Sep 92 16:52:11 GMT
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- Date: 15 Sep 92 13:54:02
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- >>On 15 Sep 92 16:52:11 GMT, green@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Bradley Green ) said:
- > I read in Infoworld that a release of the 68060 was due in late 1993.
- ...
- > With the delay of Intel's P5, Motorola has a great opportunity to catch
- > up here,
-
- Since the P5 is due in 1Q92 a late 93 intro for the 68060 isn't going to do
- Motorola much good (IMHO).
-
- > especially with Windows NT due out soon.
-
- How does this help Motorola? Seems like a hindrance to me, unless Microsoft
- has announced WNT for the 68K.
-
- I still think having the part number skip 68050 is a stupid idea. From
- "Our 68000 Line", Motorola literature number BR917/D, Copyright 1990 Motorola,
- quoted without permission:
-
- > Future generations of the 68000 family beyond the 68040 are now on the
- > drawing board - specifically the 68050 microprocessor. The 050 will
- > continue to deliver on Motorola's promise of offering ever higher
- > performance with continued 68000 family compatability.
-
- Sounds to me like one promise they're not keeping (the 050 that is) :-)
- At least they didn't show one of those dumb pictures of a package with "050"
- markings added by their graphic arts people, they way they did for all the
- parts that were in production. Are they too ashamed to show real parts in
- their marketing literature? I suppose the pretty pictures are supposed to
- appeal to technically illiterate management types, but as an engineer it
- offends me.
-
- Eric
-