Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 21:02:52 01/19/00
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On January 19, 2000 at 16:40:56, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >Dear Computer Chess Club members, > >To find out more about the new Crusoe (Tm) brand of processors go to. > >http://www.transmeta.com/about > > >The "PC" version TM 5400 runs at 700Mhz at a cool 48 degrees Centigrade and >consumes 1 watt of power. The 400 Kbyte internal cache speeds things up. In >addition the "code-morphing software" allows various programs for different >operating systems to run in these computers. The microprocessor draws only 20 >mw in the deep sleep mode and you never have to shut your computer down so that >you will have "instant boot time". If you are reading a web page the power >consumption goes to much less than one watt. > >The system uses 128 bit Linux code in the code morphing software. > >The portable computers that will go on sale June/July 2000 will retail for $500 >to $1000 US. Just think, you can play REXCHESS 2.3 and ChessTiger 12.x on the >same machine. You can take it anywhere and you don't have to turn it off. It >will really add a new dimension to "portability". So, instead of reading a book >in the bathroom.......... > >Tim Frohlick Reality check: It isn't going to be fast, _except_ for programs compiled into the native binary format. VLIW machines have been around for a long while. And they don't emulate other architectures very efficiently... It might be a great laptop box. But it is going to be a dog running windows or any x86 type program.
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