68k Architecture

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amiga_OS_3.x_ROM
gptkbp:addressed indexed addressing
indirect addressing
direct addressing
immediate addressing
relative addressing
gptkbp:application Embedded systems
Personal computers
Video game consoles
gptkbp:architectural_style Von Neumann architecture
gptkbp:cache_size no built-in cache
gptkbp:community_support active retro computing community
gptkbp:data_bus_width 24-bit
32-bit
gptkbp:data_type 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit
gptkbp:depth 32-bit
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Motorola
gptkbp:developer gptkb:language
Assembly language
Emulators available
gptkbp:emulation widely emulated on modern systems
gptkbp:end_of_life 1990s
gptkbp:first_released gptkb:1979
gptkbp:frequency up to 40 M Hz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 68k Architecture
gptkbp:is_popular_in gptkb:1980s
gptkbp:language_of_instruction CISC
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern architectures
gptkbp:notable_features easy to program
powerful instruction set
large address space
gptkbp:predecessor 6800 Microprocessor
gptkbp:ram linear addressing
gptkbp:registration 32 bits
8 general-purpose registers
gptkbp:successor 68 E C020
68000 Microprocessor
gptkbp:throws hardware interrupts
software interrupts
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:HP_9000_Series
gptkb:Sega_Genesis
gptkb:Commodore_Amiga
gptkb:Ne_XT_Computer
gptkb:TV_Show
gptkb:Atari_ST
gptkb:Motorola_68000-based_systems
Sun SPAR Cstation
gptkbp:variant 68020
68040
68010
68060
68030