They are based on the earlier Motorola 56000 and remain software compatible with them, but have been updated to a full single-precision (32-bit) floating point implementation that is compliant with the IEEE 754-1985 standard.
[3] The stack, which is used when subroutine calls and "long interrupt"s, is fifteen in depth.
[5] Unlike the 56K, the 96000 "family" consisted of a single model, the 96002.
Today its role is filled by products based on the so-called Motorola StarCore.
The 96000 offers an Assembler and an Instruction set simulator as part of its development tool.