Motorola 680x0 coprocessors
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The Motorola 680x0 coprocessors are a series of auxiliary processors designed to work alongside Motorola 68000-family CPUs, providing specialized functions such as floating-point arithmetic and memory management to enhance system performance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Motorola 680x0 coprocessors canonical | 1 |
| Motorola 680x0 floating-point units | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11422061 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Motorola 680x0 coprocessors Context triple: [Motorola 68851, family, Motorola 680x0 coprocessors]
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A.
Motorola 68020 microprocessor
The Motorola 68020 microprocessor is a 32-bit CISC CPU introduced in the early 1980s that powered many workstations, servers, and Apple Macintosh computers, offering enhanced performance and features over its 68000-series predecessors.
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B.
Motorola 6800 microprocessor
The Motorola 6800 microprocessor is an 8-bit CPU introduced in the mid-1970s that became influential in early microcomputer and embedded system designs.
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C.
Motorola 68040 microprocessor
The Motorola 68040 microprocessor is a 32-bit CISC CPU from the Motorola 680x0 family, widely used in early 1990s workstations, servers, and Apple Macintosh computers for its integrated floating-point and memory management units.
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D.
Motorola 68000 family
The Motorola 68000 family is a line of 16/32-bit CISC microprocessors widely used in early personal computers, workstations, and game consoles during the 1980s and early 1990s.
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E.
Motorola 68030 microprocessor
The Motorola 68030 microprocessor is a 32-bit CISC CPU from Motorola's 680x0 family, widely used in late-1980s and early-1990s workstations, servers, and personal computers such as early Apple Macintosh models.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Motorola 680x0 coprocessors Target entity description: The Motorola 680x0 coprocessors are a series of auxiliary processors designed to work alongside Motorola 68000-family CPUs, providing specialized functions such as floating-point arithmetic and memory management to enhance system performance.
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A.
Motorola 68020 microprocessor
The Motorola 68020 microprocessor is a 32-bit CISC CPU introduced in the early 1980s that powered many workstations, servers, and Apple Macintosh computers, offering enhanced performance and features over its 68000-series predecessors.
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B.
Motorola 6800 microprocessor
The Motorola 6800 microprocessor is an 8-bit CPU introduced in the mid-1970s that became influential in early microcomputer and embedded system designs.
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C.
Motorola 68040 microprocessor
The Motorola 68040 microprocessor is a 32-bit CISC CPU from the Motorola 680x0 family, widely used in early 1990s workstations, servers, and Apple Macintosh computers for its integrated floating-point and memory management units.
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D.
Motorola 68000 family
The Motorola 68000 family is a line of 16/32-bit CISC microprocessors widely used in early personal computers, workstations, and game consoles during the 1980s and early 1990s.
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E.
Motorola 68030 microprocessor
The Motorola 68030 microprocessor is a 32-bit CISC CPU from Motorola's 680x0 family, widely used in late-1980s and early-1990s workstations, servers, and personal computers such as early Apple Macintosh models.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer hardware platform component
ⓘ
microprocessor coprocessor family ⓘ |
| architectureFamily | Motorola 680x0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
floating-point unit
ⓘ
memory management unit ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Motorola 68020 bus interface
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Motorola 68030 bus interface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentType | auxiliary processor ⓘ |
| designedFor | Motorola 68000 family CPUs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
1980s
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| includesModel |
Motorola 68451
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Motorola 68851 NERFINISHED ⓘ Motorola 68851 Paged Memory Management Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ Motorola 68881 NERFINISHED ⓘ Motorola 68881 Floating-Point Coprocessor NERFINISHED ⓘ Motorola 68882 NERFINISHED ⓘ Motorola 68882 Floating-Point Coprocessor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Motorola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
68851
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68881 ⓘ 68882 ⓘ |
| notableUse |
NeXT Computer systems
NERFINISHED
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Sun-3 workstations NERFINISHED ⓘ high-end Amiga systems with FPU ⓘ |
| primaryBusInterface | 68000 bus ⓘ |
| providesFunction |
floating-point arithmetic
ⓘ
memory management ⓘ |
| purpose | enhance system performance ⓘ |
| region | global ⓘ |
| role |
handle virtual memory management
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offload complex arithmetic from main CPU ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successorTechnology | integrated FPUs and MMUs on main CPU die ⓘ |
| supports | IEEE 754 floating-point standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technology |
CMOS
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NMOS ⓘ |
| usedIn |
embedded systems
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high-end personal computers ⓘ minicomputers ⓘ workstations ⓘ |
| usedWith |
Motorola 68000
NERFINISHED
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Motorola 68010 NERFINISHED ⓘ Motorola 68020 NERFINISHED ⓘ Motorola 68030 NERFINISHED ⓘ Motorola 68040 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Motorola 680x0 coprocessors Description of subject: The Motorola 680x0 coprocessors are a series of auxiliary processors designed to work alongside Motorola 68000-family CPUs, providing specialized functions such as floating-point arithmetic and memory management to enhance system performance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Motorola 680x0 floating-point units