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Motorola 68000

Motorola 68000 is a processor by Motorola, introduced in 1979. It is found in 24 gadgets on record.

3 µm
Specifications
Designed by
Motorola
Type
Processor (CPU)
Family
Motorola 68000 family
Introduced
1979
Fabrication process
3 µm
Motorola 68000
Photo: en:User:ArnoldReinhold · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
SuccessorMotorola 68010
24 gadgets

Gadgets built on the Motorola 68000

ModelMakerYearTypeProcessorSystemMemory / storageWeight
Amiga 600Commodore1992computerMotorola 68000AmigaOS——
Amiga 500 PlusCommodore1991computerMotorola 68000AmigaOS——
Atari MEGA STEAtari1991home computerMotorola 68000Atari TOS——
Atari ST BOOKAtari1991laptopMotorola 68000Atari TOS——
CDTVCommodore1991computerMotorola 68000AmigaOS——
Sega TeraDriveIBM1991computerZilog Z80—640 KB / 1 MB / 2.5 MB—
Amiga 1500Commodore1990computerMotorola 68000AmigaOS——
Macintosh ClassicApple1990personal computerMotorola 68000System 6——
Amiga 2000Commodore1987computerMotorola 68000AmigaOS——
Amiga 500Commodore1987computerMotorola 68000AmigaOS——
Macintosh SEApple1987desktop computerMotorola 68000Classic Mac OS—7.7 kg
Sharp X68000Sharp1987home computerMotorola 68000NetBSD——
Macintosh PlusApple1986home computerMotorola 68000Classic Mac OS——
Amiga 1000Commodore1985computerMotorola 68000AmigaOS256 KB—
Commodore AmigaCommodore1985home computerMotorola 68000AmigaOS——
HP Integral PCHP1985portable computerMotorola 68000HP-UX——
Macintosh 128KApple1984personal computerMotorola 68000Classic Mac OS128 KB—
Smaky 100—1984computerMotorola 68000———
Apple LisaApple1983personal computerMotorola 68000———
Sage IISage Computer Technology1982personal computerMotorola 68000UCSD p-System128 / 512 KB—
Atari 520 STAtari—computerMotorola 68000———
Atari STAtari—home computerMotorola 68000Atari TOS——
Macintosh 512KeApple—personal computerMotorola 68000Classic Mac OS——
Macintosh Portable Backlit——computerMotorola 68000———
24 models · linked names have a full spec sheet · click a column to sort