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!

Sleeper2

 

It is the name Motorola gave the processor, much like Intel and AMD naming theirs, no real structure, kinda like government operations...

 

just another name for PCM (Powertrain Control Module)

 

spain

 

one of the developers went to
a bullfight

 

...... and watched the fight from high up in an Oak tree

 

that or they like the story of Ferdinand the bull when they were a kid......

 

Its namedafter the type of wood the processor is made from. [8D]

 

Could it be that he was just sporting a Spanish Woody??

 

+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.