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Re: Enter the Dragon or enter the vapor?
« on: May 17, 2007, 11:51:51 PM »
So, a thought....
How much more compatible is the v4e coldfire in instructions to say a 68020 or a 68000. Why do we need to emulate all instructions on a 68060 for?? most of the 68k apps are 020 or 68000 compatible versions. If it's easier to trap 020 code for exceptions than it is the multitude more on 060, why not forget about 060 completely.

I would rater a 200Mhz 020 based processor than a 100Mhz 060. Any newer programs designed from that day forth could be coded in native coldfire and hense get a speed increase. There is no real benifit to emulate an 060 or even 040. Winuae runs all the programs I use on 020 just as fast and I can always add in the 881 fpu if I want to use it that is and that's completely software emulation.
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