HI Eric,
> No. The 68040 (all variants including the LC and EC) require a double-speed
> clock input, but the internal pipeline does NOT execute at the double
> speed. A 68040 with 33 and 66 MHz clock inputs actually runs at 33 MHz.
> Motorola documentation is very clear on this. As soon as Motorola
> atarted sending out "advanced information" data sheets it became apparent
> that this would cause a lot of confusion.
Hmm, what an interesting surprise. I've read information that supports my
statements in several different places on the net. If this is a 'myth to be
killed' you've got some work ahead of you...
Confusion is right! Thanks for the clarification.
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