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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Whether something is RISC or not (Re: PDP-8 theology, not
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On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 20:00:28 -0000 (UTC), Thomas Koenig wrote:

> Would have an external 16-bit bus and an internal 32-bit bus have been
> advantageous, or would this have blown a likely transistor budget for
> little gain?

I thought that’s exactly how the original 68000 chip worked.

I recall being told that the main factor in determining the cost of a CPU 
chip was the number of pins it had.