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Motorola 68000 series

The Motorola 68000 series (also known as 680x0, m68000, m68k, or 68k) is a family of 32-bit complex instruction set computer (CISC) microprocessors.[citation needed] During the 1980s and early 1990s, they were popular in personal computers and workstations and were the primary competitors of Intel's x86 microprocessors.

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Bits
32-bit
Branching
Condition code
Design
CISC
Designer
Motorola
Endianness
Big
Introduced
1979; 47 years ago (1979)

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Bits · 1
Motorola 68000 series → 32-bit
Branching · 1
Motorola 68000 series → Condition code
Design · 1
Motorola 68000 series → CISC
Designer · 1
Motorola 68000 series → Motorola
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Motorola 68000 series → 1979; 47 years ago (1979)

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68000 used motorola 680x0 series address 68060 register processors 32-bit also computer instructions a0 signed 16 family data instruction computers

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Motorola 68000 seriesBits32-bit1.00infobox
Motorola 68000 seriesBranchingCondition code1.00infobox
Motorola 68000 seriesDesignCISC1.00infobox
Motorola 68000 seriesDesignerMotorola1.00infobox
Motorola 68000 seriesEndiannessBig1.00infobox
Motorola 68000 seriesIntroduced1979; 47 years ago (1979)1.00infobox
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Amigainstance ofand even radiation-hardened versions in the critical control systems of the Space Shuttle.The 680x0 family was well known for powering desktop computers and video game consoles0.80text
Sinclair QLinstance ofand even radiation-hardened versions in the critical control systems of the Space Shuttle.The 680x0 family was well known for powering desktop computers and video game consoles0.80text
Atari STinstance ofand even radiation-hardened versions in the critical control systems of the Space Shuttle.The 680x0 family was well known for powering desktop computers and video game consoles0.80text
Genesis / Mega Driveinstance ofand even radiation-hardened versions in the critical control systems of the Space Shuttle.The 680x0 family was well known for powering desktop computers and video game consoles0.80text
Neo Geo AES/Neo Geo CDinstance ofand even radiation-hardened versions in the critical control systems of the Space Shuttle.The 680x0 family was well known for powering desktop computers and video game consoles0.80text

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