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Re: What Is The Difference Between 68000 Chip And 80x86 Chip?

Subject: Re: What Is The Difference Between 68000 Chip And 80x86 Chip?
From: Charles Richmond <richmond@ev1.net>
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 18:18:22 -0800
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Bryan Parkoff wrote:
> 
> What Is The Difference Between 68000 Chip And 80x86 Chip?
> 
>     I have studied 6502 and 65816 microprocessor.  I am wondering about 8080
> or 8088 microprocessor.  Are both 65816 and 8088 microprocessors very
> similar, but they have different hex code for each opcodes?
>     Why do PC prefer 80x86 microprocessor such as Intel/AMD?  Also why do
> Macintosh prefer 68000 microprocessor such as Motorola?  What is the
> difference?  Which is the powerful?  I bet that Motorola microprocessor is
> much easier than Intel microprocessor.  Please advise.
> 
The 68000 and the 80x86 are totally different chips by two
different companies. Otherwise, they are the same...

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- What Is The Difference Between 68000 Chip And 80x86 Chip?
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