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ESCOM – UUGH!!!

    21-Aug-95 01:19:36
Sb: #209080-ESCOM – UUGH!!!
Fm: Ian J. Einman 74271,2766
To: LEPIDO R VARGAS 73004,2174
Yes, but the 68ec020 is a cheap-o stripped down 68020. It does not count, in terms of describing the CPU family. I can safely say a 68030 has an MMU, even though the 68ec030 doesn't, simply because a 68ec030 is an 030 with the MMU disabled. It is sort of lame that people even use these "economy" versions, because then software written for the 68030, say, might not even work on an EC030, and the user is confused. The savings associated with ripping out part of the CPU just aren't too cool compared to the performance and ability loss on a CPU that is already not exactly "top of the line".