The 68000’s design philosophy—melding 32‑bit software capabilities with 16‑bit data processing—had a lasting influence on subsequent CPU designs and remains a key study subject in computer architecture courses. Its legacy is not only in the systems it powered but also in the design techniques that balanced performance, complexity, and cost.
= Links =
*[[Media:MC68000 User's Manual.pdf|Motorola MC68000 CPU User's Manual]]
*[http://os9projects.com/CD_Archive/TUTORIAL/REF/CARD/68000_Ref_Card.pdf 68000 - Programmer's Instant Reference Card]
*[https://gendev.spritesmind.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2925 Full list of 68k patents]
*[https://wiki.neogeodev.org/index.php?title=68k_instructions_timings 68k instructions timings]
*[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/larsbrinkhoff/m68k-microcode/master/doc/Yacht.txt Yet Another Cycle Hunting Table]
*[https://pasti.fxatari.com/68kdocs/68kPrefetch.html Instruction Prefetch documentation]