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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Motorola 680x0 floating-point units | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer hardware platform component
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microprocessor coprocessor family ⓘ |
| architectureFamily | Motorola 680x0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
floating-point unit
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memory management unit ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Motorola 68020 bus interface
NERFINISHED
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Motorola 68030 bus interface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentType | auxiliary processor ⓘ |
| designedFor | Motorola 68000 family CPUs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
1980s
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| includesModel |
Motorola 68451
NERFINISHED
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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
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Sun-3 workstations NERFINISHED ⓘ high-end Amiga systems with FPU ⓘ |
| primaryBusInterface | 68000 bus ⓘ |
| providesFunction |
floating-point arithmetic
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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 ⓘ |
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Motorola 680x0 floating-point units