Motorola 68040

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Motorola 68040
68040
MC68040

   <processor> (MC68040) A {microprocessor} from {Motorola}.  It
   was the successor to the {Motorola 68030} and was followed by
   the {Motorola 68060}.

   The 68040 was the first {680x0} family member with an on-chip
   {FPU}.  It also had split instruction and data {caches} of 4
   kilobytes(?) each.  It was fully {pipelined}, with six stages.

   The 68040 was used in the {Apple Macintosh} Quadra series of
   {personal computers}.

   The MC68LC040 is an MC68040 without a built-in {FPU}, and the
   MC68EC040 is an MC68040 without an {MMU} or {FPU}.

   (2003-10-25)