> Unfortunately, your argument is too simple. There are many parts to a CPU.
> I'm not 100% sure, but I believe that the FPU is one of the parts of an
040
> that isn't clock doubled... Or, to be more precise, it runs at 1/2 CPU
> speed...

Or even not present at all.  The Duo 280 has a cheap version (aka LC or Low
Cost) that has no FPU.  But it's true the CPU doesn't run at one speed but
varies depending on the specific compoment within the CPU.

> Terry
> > I don't buy your argument.  The entire CPU in an 040 IS THE CHIP,
> > not some other bit on the motherboard!  What bit of the 3400 runs at a
> > multiple of the bus speed, besides the CPU?





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