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On 10/2/24 4:34 PM, MitchAlsup1 wrote:
> In the original 68000, a barrel shifter would have blown the area
> budget--it would have been about equal to the d-section; even in
> 16-bit form. Remember this was a 1 layer metal design before poly
> silicon was in the process.

Before polysilicon? I find that hard to believe. Looking at the die shot 
at 6502.org I see either two layers of metal or metal plus polysilicon.

http://www.visual6502.org/images/pages/Motorola_68000.html

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