Motorola 68000: Difference between revisions

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It requires +5 V power only and came initially in 64-pin DIL packages.  The external bus is asynchronous.
It requires +5 V power only and came initially in 64-pin DIL packages.  The external bus is asynchronous.


The 68000 has non-multiplexed data (16 bit) and address (24 bit) buses.  The '''68008''' was a version with an 8-bit external data bus, initially available in a 48-pin DIL package.  The '''68010''' (1982) included minor improvements to support virtual memory and virtualization.
The 68000 has non-multiplexed data (16 bit) and address (24 bit) buses.  The '''68008''' was a version with an 8-bit external data bus, initially available in a 48-pin DIL package.   
 
The '''68010''' (1982) included minor improvements to support virtual memory and virtualization.


The data ALU is 16 bits wide.
The data ALU is 16 bits wide.