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by scrame 25 days ago
Wow, i recognized the 68000 before i even saw the caption. That little chip sure powered a lot of different things back then.
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Yeah, I also have a lot of nostalgia for the good ol' 68000.

But "little" is not quite the correct word to describe it, especially not when using DIP packaging as shown in the image in the article. Actually, the 68000 was right at the limits of what could be feasibly packaged as DIP. Later 68000 machines like the Amiga 600 used the PLCC version to save space and costs (https://bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/media/download_phot...). Actually, the Jaguar also had the PLCC version: https://www.the-liberator.net/site-files/retro-games/hardwar... .