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~tl
Junior Member
United Kingdom
312 Posts |
 Posted - 20 Jun 2003 : 14:50:44
well ... what do you know ... i have just found a 68k that i have had for years ... but never know it was a 68k  ... the machine in question is a games console ... now everyone knowes the GameCube is powered by a IBM G3 ... but did you know that the Sega Megadrive (Genesis) 2 (and maby 1 but i dont have one to check) is powered by a Motorola 68000 ... i noticed when i was cracking mine open to resolder the power connector ... yup a real 68000 ... model number MC68HC000FN8 ... the places 68ks get  Orcadian MLA Division
68ks Liberated: 2 |
Christophillis
Forums Squadron Commander
USA
688 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jun 2003 : 20:24:23
Really? Wow, that is quite cool. I would have never guessed. But just for clarification the GC's is modified it isnt like a stock G3 or anything. And from what I read on the MAF on that topic, the processor is more akin to a G4 than G3.--------------------
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jun 2003 : 21:23:01
the genesis is 68k... :-\... I would think that... the sound in the Sega Saturn was 68k based iThink... those were PPC processors (graphics and main CPU)Official 68k videographer
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~tl
Junior Member
United Kingdom
312 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jun 2003 : 12:31:15
well it definately has a 68000 chip on the board ... tho it may be just for soundOrcadian MLA Division
68ks Liberated: 2 |
cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jun 2003 : 23:33:07
Yeah, I remember that from when my brother had a Sega Genesis. Same chip as a Plus!666th poster and 666th thread-creator
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Total 68K Macs liberated: 7
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2003 : 21:48:26
heheeh... my PowerBook 100 is faster than a sega genesis Official 68k videographer
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SneakyFungus
Starting Member
19 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jun 2003 : 05:24:14
what's next, you discover Amigas used 680x0 CPUs? ;)
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stonent
Junior Member
USA
155 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jun 2003 : 13:11:48
Hehehe. Yeah my Shinobi arcade board had a 10mhz 68000. The Saturn has a Dual Hitachi SH2 and a 68000 to control the sound. Most all mid 80's to early 90's arcade games were 68000 based. The SNK Neo-Geo video game system also had a 68000 cpu. And some arcade games had dual 68000 processors, such as Space Harrier, Hang-On, After Burner, just about any that used pseudo 3D. They found their way into a lot of systems. :)SE 4/2000/FDHD/7.0.1 :)
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jun 2003 : 22:26:54
hehehe... "the 68ks are all around us"that should be a new forum section  "the 68ks all around us" Official 68k videographer
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q950
Junior Member
USA
135 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jun 2003 : 17:36:32
Speaking of 68000's, a lot of TI calculators have them in them. I have a TI92 and a TI voyage 200, which both have 10 MHz 68000 processors in them. The latter of the two has 2.7 MB of memory in it and cost 180 bucks, compared to 8 MHz, 128kB of memory and some 2500 dollars of the first macintosh.logan
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~tl
Junior Member
United Kingdom
312 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2003 : 12:35:35
yeah ... the 68k really is a versitile chip ... its everywhere  Orcadian MLA Division
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geekwurkz
Junior Member
USA
156 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2003 : 22:19:46
Yeah... It's even used in robotics controllers, including the handyboard which uses an MC68HC11 and a larger variant of it that uses a full 68000 proc.Nick -------------------------
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jul 2003 : 08:37:18
Interesting. I had never known about the Sega Megadrive using a 68k. It really is amazing all the places that 68ks end up. What's even MORE ironic though, is that my stupid netadmins at my ****ed up school had a Cisco router which served the entire school netowrk, and they hate Macs, yet most/all Cisco routers HAVE A 68030 IN THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How's that for ironic? "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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Official 68kMLA Detective
Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1 |
atarian
Starting Member
United Kingdom
3 Posts |
Posted - 13 Sep 2003 : 02:00:59
Another system that uses 68k is the Philips CDi, it's runs a Philips modified 68000/16 called a 68070 (a REAL Motorola 070, can you imagine it?) this was a 68000 with some of the other support logic and stuff on the same die, pretty cool I reckon. Another set of systems that used 68k were the Atari ST/TT/Falcon.Multitasking works best if you have 20 computers :-) |
maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 13 Sep 2003 : 02:10:29
Wow, crazy. I always wondered what proc the CDi system used."**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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Official 68kMLA Detective
Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1 |
cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2003 : 11:07:31
an 070 eh? I'd regularly expect that to go at about 133MHz let's start designing it (or copying from phillips, and overclocking severely) Official 68k videographer
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