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authorJoel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>2009-09-14 14:50:39 +0000
committerJoel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>2009-09-14 14:50:39 +0000
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parent2009-09-14 Sebastian Huber <Sebastian.Huber@embedded-brains.de> (diff)
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2009-09-14 Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
* cpu_supplement/arm.t: Update. * cpu_supplement/preface.texi: Typo. * cpu_supplement/general.t: Expanded abbreviation.
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@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ may be based on either an architectural specification or on maintaining
compatibility with a popular processor. Recent microprocessor families
such as the SPARC or PowerPC are based on an architectural specification
which is independent or any particular CPU model or implementation.
-Older families such as the M68xxx and the iX86 evolved as the manufacturer
-strived to produce higher performance processor models which maintained
-binary compatibility with older models.
+Older families such as the Motorola 68000 and the Intel x86 evolved as the
+manufacturer strived to produce higher performance processor models which
+maintained binary compatibility with older models.
RTEMS takes advantage of the similarity of the various models within a
CPU family. Although the models do vary in significant ways, the high