Re: The Apple ][ was cool!

[Christer Palm <palm@nogui.se>]

william strutts wrote:
> 
> "Christer Palm" <palm@nogui.se> wrote in message
> >
> > The bit-ness is popularly defined by the largest data operand that the
> > processor can internally operate on with "base" efficiency, or basically
> > the width of the processors internal data bus. I.e. 8 bits for the 6809,
> > 16 bits for the 8086 - 80286 and 68000, 32 bits for the 80386-.
> >
> 
> Then the 68000 is a 32 bit computer in  your words because it
> is internally 32 bits.
> 

Admittedly, 68000 and 68010 are indeed fairly close to beeing 32 bit.
However, 32-bit operations take longer than 8 or 16-bit operations, and
thus doesn't execute with "base efficiency".

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Christer Palm