[sci.electronics] Price of M68000 ?

jrn@booth.uucp (Jim Norton) (06/02/91)

Could somebody tell me what the going cost is for the Motorola 68000 micro-
processor?

I am in the process of designing a multiprocessing computer around a few
of them (3 or 4) and need to know if I can afford it.......

Thanks in advance!

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Jim Norton   (jrn@booth.UUCP)

daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) (06/04/91)

In article <1991Jun1.212936.13680@booth.uucp> jrn@booth.uucp (Jim Norton) writes:
>Could somebody tell me what the going cost is for the Motorola 68000 micro-
>processor?

I haven't seen street prices for single quantities recently, but if you pay 
more than $10 a piece, you're being had.  In volume, they go for under $5
each.

>I am in the process of designing a multiprocessing computer around a few
>of them (3 or 4) and need to know if I can afford it.......

They certainly won't be the expensive part of any working multiprocessing
system.  You could spend much more for an efficient processor to processor
link, assuming a loosely coupled system.  A tightly coupled system isn't
really practical with more than two 68000s, and even that's annoying because
of the goofy bus locking mechanism.

>Jim Norton   (jrn@booth.UUCP)


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jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods) (06/04/91)

daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes:
>In article <1991Jun1.212936.13680@booth.uucp> jrn@booth.uucp (Jim Norton) writes:
>>Could somebody tell me what the going cost is for the Motorola 68000 micro-
>>processor?
>I haven't seen street prices for single quantities recently, but if you pay 
>more than $10 a piece, you're being had.  In volume, they go for under $5
>each.

OK, here's some street prices (from Newark Electronics, not exactly the
cheapest source):

MC68000FN10	$9.45	(PLCC)
MC68000FN12	10.85
MC68000FN12F	23.66	(don't know what the F signifies)
MC68000FN8	$8.05
MC68000L10	29.96	(ceramic dip)
MC68000L12	35.88
MC68000L8	28.08
MC68000P10	$8.05	(plastic dip)
MC68000P12	$9.40
MC68000P12F	22.58
MC68000P8	$6.75
MC68000RC10	45.56	(gold PGA)
MC68000RC12	51.48
MC68000RC8	43.68
And for comparison
MC68010P10	34.44
MC68020RC12E	204.04

(Active Electronics is more expensive for 68000's but wants only $175 for
an MC68020RC12E)

Note that Newark's catalog prices appear to be wrong, and expensive
semiconductor prices vary quite a bit more than SN7400 prices...

daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) (06/07/91)

In article <3856@ksr.com> jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods) writes:
>daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes:
>>In article <1991Jun1.212936.13680@booth.uucp> jrn@booth.uucp (Jim Norton) writes:
>>>Could somebody tell me what the going cost is for the Motorola 68000 micro-
>>>processor?
>>I haven't seen street prices for single quantities recently, but if you pay 
>>more than $10 a piece, you're being had.  In volume, they go for under $5
>>each.

>OK, here's some street prices (from Newark Electronics, not exactly the
>cheapest source):

I seem to have the Motorola price list here.  These do go up pretty steeply
when you get to small quantities.  Anyway, for 68000s:

		Newark			Motorola (1-24)

MC68000FN10	$9.45	(PLCC)		$ 7.75
>MC68000FN12	10.85			$ 9.05
>MC68000FN12F	23.66			$14.90
		(12F is a 16MHz part, a 12MHz part rated for 16MHz)
>MC68000FN8	$8.05			$ 6.45
>MC68000L10	29.96	(ceramic dip)	$23.50			You pay for the
>MC68000L12	35.88			$24.80			package on the
>MC68000L8	28.08			$22.20			cerdips
>MC68000P10	$8.05	(plastic dip)	$ 7.75
>MC68000P12	$9.40			$ 9.05
>MC68000P12F	22.58			$14.90
>MC68000P8	$6.75			$ 6.45
>MC68000RC10	45.56	(gold PGA)	$31.40			You REALLY pay
>MC68000RC12	51.48			$32.70			for the package
>MC68000RC8	43.68			$30.10			on PGAs
>And for comparison
>MC68010P10	34.44			$25.15
>MC68020RC12E	204.04			NO SINGLE PRICING

>(Active Electronics is more expensive for 68000's but wants only $175 for
>an MC68020RC12E)

Undoubtedly, the 68020/68030 prices vary more.  The 12MHz 68020 is essentially
discontinued; they seem to keep it around for replacements, but you aren't
supposed to use it for new designs.  The 16MHz price is the same.


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