68000 family ISA

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:addressingModes orthogonal addressing modes
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Motorola 68000 family ISA
gptkbp:architecture CISC
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Motorola
gptkbp:endianSupport big-endian
gptkbp:hasOpcodeLength variable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 68000 family ISA
gptkbp:influenced ColdFire ISA
Apollo Guidance Computer (indirectly, via design philosophy)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:DEC_VAX
gptkb:IBM_System/360
gptkb:PDP-11
gptkbp:introducedIn 1979
gptkbp:memoryBusWidth 24-bit
gptkbp:notableFor orthogonal instruction set
clean design
used in embedded systems
used in video game consoles
wide adoption in 1980s computers
gptkbp:registration 8 address registers
8 data registers
gptkbp:status legacy
gptkbp:supports hardware multiply/divide (from 68020 onwards)
virtual memory (from 68010 onwards)
floating point unit (optional, from 68020/68881 onwards)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Motorola_68000
gptkb:Motorola_68010
gptkb:Motorola_68020
gptkb:NeXT_Computer
gptkb:Xerox_Star
gptkb:Atari_ST
gptkb:Sega_Genesis
gptkb:Sharp_X68000
gptkb:Motorola_68060
gptkb:Commodore_Amiga
gptkb:HP_9000_Series_200
gptkb:Motorola_68030
gptkb:Motorola_68040
gptkb:Sun-1_workstation
gptkb:Freescale_68EC000
gptkb:Freescale_68LC040
gptkb:Motorola_683xx
Apple Store
ColdFire microprocessors
DragonBall microprocessors
gptkbp:width 16/32-bit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:68040
gptkb:MC68030
gptkb:Motorola_68060
gptkb:Motorola_68EC030
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7