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<processor> (MC68040) A microprocessor from Motorola. It was the successor to the Motorola 68030 and was followed by the Motorola 68060.
The 68040 was the first 680x0 family member with an on-chip FPU. It also had split instruction and data caches of 4 kilobytes(?) each. It was fully pipelined, with six stages.
The 68040 was used in the Apple Macintosh Quadra series of personal computers.
The MC68LC040 is an MC68040 without a built-in FPU, and the MC68EC040 is an MC68040 without an MMU or FPU.
(2003-10-25)
Nearby terms: Motorola 68010 « Motorola 68020 « Motorola 68030 « Motorola 68040 » Motorola 68050 » Motorola 68060 » Motorola 6809
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