on 9/5/03 9:54 PM, Anonymous Prime at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You could say the 68k's had their own series of generations: 68000, > 68030, and 68040 (I think the '010 and '020 were skipped over). Apple > started over with the PPC/Power Macs, so the generations started over as > well.
To pick nits, the Mac II and LC used 68020s. And some Amigas used 68010s and 68060s (only as upgrades, I don't think any stock Amigas came with them). Also, useless fact: 68010, 68020, 68030, 68040, and 68050 are all zip codes of cities in Nebraska, the state where I live. Conspiracy! >From hyperdictionary.com: "There was no 68050. The successor to the Motorola 68040 was the Motorola 68060. The even numbers (68000, 68020, 68060) were reserved for major revisions to the 680x0 core. The odd numbers (68010, 68030, 68050) were minor upgrades from the previous chip. For example, the Motorola 68010 was a Motorola 68000 with some minor enhancements and modifications to some user/superuser instruction assignments. The Motorola 68030 was a Motorola 68020 with an MMU and more minor enhancements. The 68050 would have been a 68040 with some bugs fixed, which didn't really warrant a new name so it was sold as a 68040." -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
