Re: [ql-developers] [Hardware] Coldfire 4e

[Branko]

>
> Note that this Coldfire generation can still _not_ offer full 68k
> compatibility, even _with_ the emulation library. The reason is, that some
> instructions with the same opcode as 68k, but different behaviour, can not
> be trapped. If I remember correctly from earlier considerations, this
> would not affect C68 generated code, but existing QL assembler software,
> including the operating systems.
>
> However this CPU allows to implement the QL operating system _interfaces_
> without any changes. This is a major advantage to all other non-68k
> architectures, when native implementations are considered.


So, what does this mean ? Will there be a QL with that Coldfire ?
What software will run on it unchanged, what will have to be
recompiled/rewritten/modified and what will probably have to be scrapped ?


Regards,


Branko