The definition of 68xxThe 68xx series of processors
includes the 6800, 6805, 6809, 68000, 68020, 68030,
68040, 68060, etc. It is a CISC
design and is not being used in too many new stand-alone
computer systems, but is still being used heavily in
embedded systems. It was originally
designed by Motorola and was the primary processor for
older generations of many current machines, including
Macintoshes,
Amigas, Sun workstations,
HP workstations, etc. and the primary processor for many systems no longer
being produced, such as the TRS-80. The
PowerPC was designed in
part to be its replacement.
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