On 6 May 2014 19:46, smplx <smplx@allotrope.net> wrote:

> A long time ago I had to write a report justifying the use of a 68020
> based machine against a much cheaper 80286 PC. The 68020 machine cost
> several times as much as the 80286. The 80286 actually executed the
> benchmarks almost twice as fast as the 68020. This had to be left out of
> the report. Needless to say I found a new respect for Intel that day and
> learned the hard way that it's not the number of registers or fancy
> addressing modes you have but how you do the basics :-)
>
> So which processor was chosen, the fast cheap Intel or slow expensive
Motorola.

At first quick glance of wiki it would seem that the 68020 would be the
winner.
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