Motorola 68000-based systems

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer architecture
gptkbp:controls Program_counter,_Status_register
gptkbp:dataBusWidth 24-bit
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Motorola
gptkbp:endOfLife 1990s
gptkbp:hasAccessTo none
gptkbp:hasAmenities Datasheets, Technical manuals
gptkbp:hasArtStyle 32-bit
gptkbp:hasContent Immediate, Direct, Indirect, Indexed
gptkbp:hasDescription Asynchronous
gptkbp:hasDeveloped Assembler,_C_Compiler
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance Pioneered 32-bit computing
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn Influenced later architectures like ARM.
gptkbp:hasIntersectionsWith Yes
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus Yes
Emulators available
gptkbp:hasLength 16-bit
gptkbp:hasLocation optional
gptkbp:hasNotablePerson Apple,_Atari,_Commodore
gptkbp:hasPerformance Good for its time
gptkbp:hasPopulation High
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent Embedded systems
8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit
gptkbp:hasSibling gptkb:Motorola_68000_ISA
CISC
Variable length
Linear_addressing
gptkbp:hasSpecialty MMU optional
gptkbp:hasVariants Big-endian
68010, 68020, 68030, 68040
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Motorola 68000-based systems
gptkbp:introduced 1979
gptkbp:isCompatibleWith Backward compatible with 6800
gptkbp:market Consumer_electronics,_Workstations
gptkbp:maxSpeed up to 16 MHz
gptkbp:operationalStatus true
gptkbp:powers Moderate
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Motorola_68020
gptkbp:registration 8
Data registers, Address registers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Motorola_6800
gptkbp:supported true
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:NeXT_Computer
gptkb:Sega_Genesis
gptkb:Apple_Macintosh
gptkb:Commodore_Amiga
Atari ST