68000-vs-68332 (long) was Re: [EFI68k] new release and group survey

[Brian Lane]

On Thu, 26 Jan 1995, Bohdan L Bodnar wrote:

> 
> Perhaps you should inquire as to why Motorola can't deliver.  Are there
> manufacturing problems?  Did some big buyer put in a huge order?  Are there
> shortages of some crucial component such as ultra-pure silicon dies?  Several

  A 'rumor' that I have hard is Motorola's internal divisions get 
precedence over everyone else(why shouldn't they?), and with the 
explosion in cell-phones, etc. that Motorola actually manufactures they 
are using up alot of their own parts.

  We've had problems with long lead-times on C8's and HC11s. I don't know 
how much this effects 68k processors.

    Brian

P.S. I like the idea of a 68k based  Engine control computer doing 
ignition(distributorless) and fuel injection. As long as it can handle 8 
cylinders at WOT. I have a S-10 that is on it's last leg. When the 2.5 
liter goes it's going to become a test bed for my own EFI experiments.

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