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HX question about link.exe (DOSX)

posted by marcov, 30.07.2008, 12:53

> > Did you ever have one of those? I didn't, but I think the Atari Falcon
> > used one (which IIRC was at one time development platform for their
> Jaguar
> > console).
>
> Tha last Amigas, the 3000 and 4000, and Steve Jobs's NeXT used the 68040.
> Excellent chip, performance about equal to the i80486

In my experience better. Also the last generations of 68k Macs used 68040. And this were more than a few.

Amigas went on to also utilize later 68k cpu's, though mostly via 3rd party plugin boards/replacementboards. One of the FPC devels has a 68060.

Similar "upgrade" boards for the 68k macs contained PPC 601s mostly.

Afaik a common source of confusion is that 68040's are labelled according to their base speed, and not "base speed x multiplier" as Intel (DX2-66 = 2x 33 vs a 68040-33). Maybe because afaik the 68k wasn't entirely x2.

Complete thread:

• HX question about link.exe - mr, 26.07.2008, 13:39
  • HX question about link.exe - Japheth, 26.07.2008, 16:21
    • HX question about link.exe - mr, 26.07.2008, 19:25
      • HX question about link.exe - Japheth, 26.07.2008, 19:53
        • HX question about link.exe - mr, 26.07.2008, 20:19
    • HX question about link.exe - mr, 26.07.2008, 20:35
      • HX question about link.exe - mr, 26.07.2008, 20:47
        • HX question about link.exe - ecm, 26.07.2008, 21:24
          • HX question about link.exe - mr, 26.07.2008, 22:23
            • HX question about link.exe - ecm, 26.07.2008, 23:18
        • HX question about link.exe - Japheth, 28.07.2008, 08:16
          • HX question about link.exe - marcov, 28.07.2008, 22:48
            • HX question about link.exe - RayeR, 28.07.2008, 22:50
              • HX question about link.exe - Rugxulo, 29.07.2008, 00:11
                • HX question about link.exe - marcov, 29.07.2008, 09:33
                  • HX question about link.exe - Rugxulo, 29.07.2008, 20:42
                    • HX question about link.exe - marcov, 29.07.2008, 22:15
                      • HX question about link.exe - Rugxulo, 30.07.2008, 00:54
                        • HX question about link.exe - Steve, 30.07.2008, 05:22
                          • HX question about link.exe - marcov, 30.07.2008, 12:53
                            • HX question about link.exe - Steve, 30.07.2008, 20:07
                              • HX question about link.exe - marcov, 30.07.2008, 22:42
                                • HX question about link.exe - Steve, 31.07.2008, 05:09
                                  • HX question about link.exe - marcov, 31.07.2008, 20:45
                        • HX question about link.exe - marcov, 30.07.2008, 10:02
                      • HX question about link.exe - Rugxulo, 30.07.2008, 01:19
                    • HX question about link.exe - marcov, 29.07.2008, 22:16
                      • HX question about link.exe - Rugxulo, 30.07.2008, 01:00
                        • HX question about link.exe - marcov, 30.07.2008, 22:33
                  • HX question about link.exe - Rugxulo, 30.07.2008, 16:32
                    • HX question about link.exe - marcov, 30.07.2008, 22:57
                      • HX question about link.exe - Rugxulo, 31.07.2008, 20:12
                        • HX question about link.exe - Steve, 01.08.2008, 05:12
                          • HX question about link.exe - marcov, 01.08.2008, 12:34
                • HX question about link.exe - RayeR, 29.07.2008, 14:12