Motorola 680x0 coprocessors

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The Motorola 680x0 coprocessors are a series of auxiliary processors designed to work alongside Motorola 68000-family CPUs, providing specialized functions such as floating-point arithmetic and memory management to enhance system performance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf computer hardware platform component ⓘ
microprocessor coprocessor family ⓘ
architectureFamily Motorola 680x0 ⓘ
category floating-point unit ⓘ
memory management unit ⓘ
compatibleWith Motorola 68020 bus interface ⓘ
linked to: Motorola 68000 bus

Motorola 68030 bus interface ⓘ
linked to: Motorola 68000 bus
componentType auxiliary processor ⓘ
designedFor Motorola 68000 family CPUs ⓘ
era 1980s ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ
includesModel Motorola 68451 ⓘ
Motorola 68851 ⓘ
Motorola 68851 Paged Memory Management Unit ⓘ
linked to: Motorola 68851

Motorola 68881 ⓘ
Motorola 68881 Floating-Point Coprocessor ⓘ
linked to: Motorola 68881

Motorola 68882 ⓘ
linked to: Motorola 68881

Motorola 68882 Floating-Point Coprocessor ⓘ
linked to: Motorola 68881
manufacturer Motorola ⓘ
marketedAs 68851 ⓘ
68881 ⓘ
68882 ⓘ
notableUse NeXT Computer systems ⓘ
linked to: NeXTcube

Sun-3 workstations ⓘ
linked to: Sun-3 workstation

high-end Amiga systems with FPU ⓘ
primaryBusInterface 68000 bus ⓘ
providesFunction floating-point arithmetic ⓘ
memory management ⓘ
purpose enhance system performance ⓘ
region global ⓘ
role handle virtual memory management ⓘ
offload complex arithmetic from main CPU ⓘ
status discontinued ⓘ
successorTechnology integrated FPUs and MMUs on main CPU die ⓘ
supports IEEE 754 floating-point standard ⓘ
technology CMOS ⓘ
NMOS ⓘ
usedIn embedded systems ⓘ
high-end personal computers ⓘ
minicomputers ⓘ
workstations ⓘ
usedWith Motorola 68000 ⓘ
Motorola 68010 ⓘ
Motorola 68020 ⓘ
Motorola 68030 ⓘ
Motorola 68040 ⓘ

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Motorola 68851 → family → Motorola 680x0 coprocessors ⓘ
Motorola 68881 → family → Motorola 680x0 floating-point units ⓘ
linked to: Motorola 680x0 coprocessors