Subject: Re: NetBSD-Mach?
To: Rick C. Petty <pett0019@gold.tc.umn.edu>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 12/11/1996 08:20:34
On Wed, 11 Dec 1996 08:25:08 -0600 (CST)
"Rick C. Petty" <pett0019@gold.tc.umn.edu> wrote:
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the '040 had built-in PMMU
> (different than that on the '030-- more features), additional cache
> control, separate instruction and data caching, and built-in FPU. It's
> somewhat analagous to the 386 to 486 difference. As far as the '060, I
> thought it was RISC-based and had an entirely different instruction set
> then the 000-040 chips.
You're basically right on the 68040. The 68060 went even further, but
while it did eliminate some instructions, I wouldn't classify it as RISC.
It also has a different FPU.
The instructin set is pretty much classic m68k, though. NetBSD/amiga
runs on 68020, 68030, 68040, and 68060 machines :-)
The right NetBSD person to ask about 68060 stuff is Ignatios Souvatzis
(is@netbsd.org).
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