68008 Speed (was: QL-Quality (Was: ZX-81 Question))

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Wed Mar 27 07:53:18 2002

Yes ... the TMS 9900 used a 48MHz oscillator, IIRC.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hans Franke" <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 6:03 AM
Subject: 68008 Speed (was: QL-Quality (Was: ZX-81 Question))


> > > The pro market was sort of catered for by the Thor, started as a QL in a
<snip>
<
> the QL was about 20%-25% slower than an Atari ST (Keep in mind, the
> QL was 7.5 MHz while the Atari was 8 MHz - that's aleady 6% less).
>
> > The 68000 I think too used a 8 x clock so the real clock speed is
> > a lot slower than it seems.
>
> Which still doesn't matter, than it's the same over the whole
> family. And I think noone on this list is unexperianced enough
> to judge just by the frequengy of the used oscilator.
>
> Gruss
> H.
>
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