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And there's more mud to be found! The 'EC' version of the 68040 & 68060 was "no MMU, no FPU", and there was an 'LC' variant of the 68040 & 68060 that was "MMU, no FPU".

There were huge numbers of embedded 68k family chips shipped, although I've never seen the actual numbers. Folks went from 68000 to 68ec020 to 68ec060 as a (sorta) easy upgrade path. They're still made if you count the 68sec000, and the 68300 line is the spiritual successor.



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