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Re: 68040 clock doubling
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> Now, when Apple decided to start calling its, for example, powerbooks
> "33/66-MHz" PowerBooks, I just had to laugh. This shows just how
> desparate they are. The 68040 does indeed use two different clocks signals.
> This is an implementation choice that does not necessarily have
> anything to do with exactly how the internal processor core operates.
While I agree that this is misleading, I believe it was done to indicate
the clock speed if the machine is upgraded to a PowerPC chip. The Quadra
is used to own was 33 Mhz base, 66Mhz with upgrade. I would not call this
an act desperation. Unfortunately, the general public views megahertz as
the ubiquitous definition of speed (like MPH) when it is accurate only in
comparison to the same processor.
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