DeWeeseT@socrates1.rdrc.rpi.edu (Thomas E. DeWeese) (06/28/90)
Hello I was wondering if, some one could answer my question, it has to do with the Motorola 68040. I heard from a reasonably reliable source (-read he may well be wrong) that there were problems with the 68040 and that Motorola would be releasing a 68045 that corrected the errors. I heard this about six months ago, and since I have had no cofermation of it I was wondering what you people knew? Any info would be appreciated Thomas DeWeese DeWeeseT@rdrd.rpi.edu deweeset@turing.cs.rpi.edu
markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) (06/30/90)
In article <7MJ$L}_@rpi.edu>, DeWeeseT@socrates1.rdrc.rpi.edu (Thomas E. DeWeese) writes: > Hello I was wondering if, some one could answer my question, it has to do with > the Motorola 68040. I heard from a reasonably reliable source (-read he may > well be wrong) that there were problems with the 68040 and that Motorola would > be releasing a 68045 that corrected the errors. I heard this about six > months ago, and since I have had no cofermation of it I was wondering what > you people knew? Motorola usually doesn't change a part number to fix bugs. They just put a warning paragraph in the spec sheet giving dates and mask revision codes. Sounds bogus. Markz@ssc.uucp
jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com (Randell Jesup) (07/21/90)
In article <865@ssc.UUCP> markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) writes: >In article <7MJ$L}_@rpi.edu>, DeWeeseT@socrates1.rdrc.rpi.edu (Thomas E. DeWeese) writes: >> Hello I was wondering if, some one could answer my question, it has to do with >> the Motorola 68040. I heard from a reasonably reliable source (-read he may >> well be wrong) that there were problems with the 68040 and that Motorola would >> be releasing a 68045 that corrected the errors. I heard this about six >> months ago, and since I have had no cofermation of it I was wondering what >> you people knew? > >Motorola usually doesn't change a part number to fix bugs. They just >put a warning paragraph in the spec sheet giving dates and mask revision >codes. Sounds bogus. As do most processor makers. Look at the 80386/80486 bug sheets (or should I say books... :-) It would be hard for Motorola to have to release an 68045 when they haven't released the 68040 yet, anyways. 6 Months ago, samples weren't even available outside Motorola. -- Randell Jesup, Keeper of AmigaDos, Commodore Engineering. {uunet|rutgers}!cbmvax!jesup, jesup@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com BIX: rjesup Common phrase heard at Amiga Devcon '89: "It's in there!"