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Old 12-31-2007, 10:48 AM
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Default Where does the name "Spanish Oak" come from?
Okay, I've searched and searched for the answer to this dumb question. Does anybody know why we call this blasted bloody box (CPU) the "Spanish Oak" processor? I've found some links to Motorola about the product itself, but I can't find a straight answer. I'm sure the answer is really, really obvious. Thanks in advance for answering this so I can move on to better things!

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Old 12-31-2007, 10:59 AM
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It is the name Motorola gave the processor, much like Intel and AMD naming theirs, no real structure, kinda like government operations...
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Old 12-31-2007, 11:00 AM
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just another name for PCM (Powertrain Control Module)
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Old 12-31-2007, 11:10 AM
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one of the developers went to
a bullfight

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Old 12-31-2007, 11:25 AM
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one of the developers went to
a bullfight
...... and watched the fight from high up in an Oak tree
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that or they like the story of Ferdinand the bull when they were a kid......
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Old 12-31-2007, 12:37 PM
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Its namedafter the type of wood the processor is made from. [8D]
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ORIGINAL: marcuskeeler

one of the developers went to
a bullfight
...... and watched the fight from high up in an Oak tree
Could it be that he was just sporting a Spanish Woody??
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It is the name Motorola gave the processor, much like Intel and AMD naming theirs, no real structure, kinda like government operations...
+1. I believe it is a naming convention Motorola uses to identify its 56x series of 32 bit processors. For instance, I think the new GT500 is using the "Silver" Oak processor and I've also heard about a "Black" Oak.
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