Motorola 68060

processor A 32-bit microprocessor from Motorola, the

successor to the Motorola 68040. The 68060 is the highest

performance 680x0 family processor currently (April 1995)

available. It has 2 to 3 times the performance of the

68040.

The 68060 is probably the last development from Motorola in

the high performacnce 680x0 series. They don't want to

compete with their own PowerPC chips. The 680x0 series is

intended more for embedded systems, where it is already very

popular. New developments here seem to integrate more

peripheral functions on chip rather than increasing processing

power.

(1995-04-22)