V G wrote:
> Oh! I just realized that the instruction clock is half of the
> oscillator frequency. So I can still go with a 40 MHz crystal
> oscillator and double it via PLL to 80 MHz to get the full 40 MIPS out
> of it?

This is getting silly.  READ THE DATASHEET, particularly the whole
oscillator section and the electrical characteristics pertaining to the
oscillator.


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