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From: Bill Layer <b.layer_at_vikingelectronics.com>
Date: Tue Oct 24 12:36:33 2000

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.

 --
Bill Layer
Sales Technician
<b.layer_at_vikingelectronics.com>

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