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Motorola 68008
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The Motorola 68008 is an 8/32-bit microprocessor introduced by Motorola in 1982. It is a version of 1979's Motorola 68000 with an 8-bit external data bus, as well as a smaller address bus.[1] The 68008 was available with 20 or 22 address lines (respective to 48-pin or 52-pin package) which allowed 1 MB or 4 MB address space versus the 16 MB addressable on the 68000. The 68008 was designed to work with lower cost and simpler 8-bit memory systems. Because of its smaller data bus, it was roughly half as fast as a 68000 of the same clock speed.[1] It was still faster than competing 8-bit microprocessors,[dubious ā discuss] because internally the 68008 behaves identically to the 68000 and has the same microarchitecture.[2]
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Motorola ended production of the 68008 in 1996.[3]