>always possible, but motorola is still making these parts i believe. it >was within the last year that they finally stopped making the 68000 so >i'm pretty sure they are still making these, and they are being sold as >new motorola parts, not recycled, thou they are available from recyclers >that remove chips from boards. i suppose they may becoming from one of >the companies that warehouse chips just before obsolescence, but i don't >think that's the case and most distributors don't list such chips, you >usually have to be gouged directly by the warehouse company, which >usually sells mostly to government contractors forced to maintain >equipment that was nearly obsolete when it was made and who have >"deep pockets". >
Motorola is pretty big in embedded processing. Motorola chips are everywhere: in your car bumper controlling the airbag, in all kinds of household appliances, communications devices etc. etc. The market for embedded processors is huge. Motorola sells ten times as many powerpc embedded processors as Intel sells pentiums. I wonder: could it be these still produced 68k processors are sold as embedded processors? Somehow I doubt it. They run to hot. The 68000 and 68020 might still do fine but the 68030? Way to hot... I know you like fans, but you don't want them in your toaster or television set. Marten -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Check out the System 6 Heaven: http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html Subscribe to the LEM system6 list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------- -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
