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In article <1990Jul13.153003.13647@watcsc.waterloo.edu> 
adf@watcsc.waterloo.edu (Andrew D. Fernandes) writes:
> I have a slight problem which I hope someone can help me with.  The 
computer
> science club here at Waterloo has a couple of HP9000 series computers 
with
> what we think are 68000 processors.  The only trouble is, when we open 
them
> up, the only thing that can be found that even vaugely resembles a 
> microprocessor is a 10x10 PGA (number of centre pins removed: unknown) 
labeled
> as follows:
> 
> (Motorola logo)
> 1820-3288
> GN78427
> 
> According to all the data books I have looked in, this is either a 
> 68000, 68010, or 68012.  What we think we have is a 68000.  We want 
either
> a 68010 or 68012.  I suppose that a quick software check should be able 
to 
> tell the difference appart between the 10 an 00, but not the 10 and 12.
> Besides... we'd like to know exactly what we have.

A 68012 comes in an 84 pin PGA (more pins for the added address lines
and the RMC line).

Also, I believe the GN7 mask code is for a 68000.

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