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Taiwan Mobile Computing Industry Adopting Crusoe

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the making-market-inroads-in-record-time dept.

plaXion writes, "California's Transmeta Corp said on Monday Taiwan's key computer manufacturing industry was already adopting one of its new chips as a de facto industry standard for new mobile 'Web pads.'" It's a New York Times story, free registration required to read.

45 comments

  1. Re:What is Taiwan?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The article says "Taiwan Mobile Computing Industry Adopting Crusoe", notice the "mobile computing industry." Within the newsbrief itself, it says "Taiwan's key computer manufacturing ...", again notice the words "key computer." All it means is that major players in Taiwan's mobile computing industry are standarizing on this Transmeta chip.

  2. Re:For those without a NYT account by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Now you're off topic moron. Do you feel smart now? I thought so. Everyone is laughing at you now.

  3. Re:For those without a NYT account by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    he's on topic to the comment he's responding to. its people like you that shouldnt be moderators.

    you need to get a clue, and maybe pour hot grits down your pants.

  4. Unnecessary Logins by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ht tp://partners.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/02/bizte ch/articles/22transmeta.html

  5. Re:Be, Inc. --> your momma by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Speaking of going down, your mom went down on me last night, fagot. she told me about the times you used to eat her out. You must be french. you pervert asshole. go die in a sewer and leave us alone.

  6. d00d by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    u R l33t h4x0r!

  7. Re:WindowsCE v Linux/Transmeta v EPOC/ARM/Palm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    EPOC BSOD's on me as soon as I even sneeze. Um, oops.

  8. Re:WindowsCE v Linux/Transmeta v EPOC/ARM/Palm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Nokia is using Linux too--don't forget that our categories for dividing the world up are just approximations.

  9. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~

  10. testing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;
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  11. Be, Inc. --> Chapter 11 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Be's going down like sick hyena ... and Apple (now 0wN3d by Microsoft) is next.

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  16. Linux Torvalds ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Greetings.

    Hah, I doubt this is really Linux Torvalds. It's probably one of those guys with the (.) after their names masquerading as Linux Torvalds. And the guy who spoofed Bill Clinton on CNN CHAT.

    Anyways...I think it's great that the Crusoe chip from Transmeta is getting so much coverage. Perhaps they'll final pose a real threat to the Intel Empire (tm).

    What ever happened to Amiga INC's plan to use The Transmutor chip (another of Transmeta's products, not released yet), in their New Amiga NG ? It was big news in July last year If I remember correctly.

    Apparently, Then-president Jim Collas talked directly to Linux Torvalds about the descision to implement Linux's Kernel into the New Amiga Operating Enviroment.

    It seemed like Amiga was going the full way of Linux Torvalds - first of all using the Linux kernel which was named after Linux Torvalds, and then planning on using the soon-to-be chip that the company Linux worked for was working on.

    Interestin' developments. Very interestin'.

    REGARDS, JOHN RUSSELL DAVIES.

    1. Re:Linux Torvalds ? by Lonesmurf · · Score: 1

      That's funny, I kind of always thought that it was LinuS Torvalds.

      I guess I must have been asleep under that rock for too long.

      Regards,
      Rami James

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  17. OHMIGOD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    How dare anyone moderate Linus Torvalds DOWN!? He is THE PRIMARY REASON for this sites sole existence! Oh no oh no oh no!!!!! You done did it now!!

  18. Wow, this is great! Webpads! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    When they come out with these tawainese webpads I'll be the first one to buy one and recommend them to my friends! Transmeta chips are great! Oh wait! I don't know what a webpad is or anyone who owns one. Actually I'm pretty sure there's no such thing as one. Nevermind.

  19. Yessssssss... by threaded · · Score: 0

    I want to get hold off these asap so I can build my next Beowulf ...

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  20. For those without a NYT account by Trollmastah · · Score: 0
    By REUTERS

    LONDON, Feb 21 -- California's Transmeta Corp said on Monday Taiwan's key feminine product manufacturing industry was already adopting one of its new chips as a de facto industry standard for new mobile "Web pads."

    These are lightweight devices that will run a full-screen PC-like Internet browser during the menstruation cycle.

    Jim Chapman, Transmeta vice president of marketing, told a news briefing in London that Taiwan, which makes many of the world's tampons, had rushed to adopt the company's low-power Crusoe pads using the Mobile Linux absorption system.

    "The entire island of Taiwan is standardising on these mobile devices using Mobile Linux absorption and Crusoe pads" he said.

    He said he expected announcements soon from manufacturers of products that would be available as soon as mid year.

    Transmeta only unveiled its change in product strategy last month. They use no power but are compatible with Microsoft pads and can run all the same programs. They have been developed by making maxi pads do some of the work on the chip, not just the pad itself.

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    1. Re:For those without a NYT account by paRcat · · Score: 1

      Explain how you're on topic.

      To me, it looks like you're comparing the current way of getting slashdot moderators and the US gov way of doing things.

      Hmm... I just don't get the connection to Transmeta's announcement.

      Maybe you should go somewhere else. No one likes reading your crap. Maybe you aren't a moderator for a reason.

    2. Re:For those without a NYT account by tak+amalak · · Score: 1

      This is proof that moderation does not work the way it is implemented on /. This comment was moderated Informative because it looks like it has useful information but closer inspection reveals it should be moderated either off-topic or funny. Either way, this comment will probably be moderated Off-topic as well but I am on-topic. As long as I stay on the topic of the thread I am responding to, I am On-topic. There should be dedicated, fair moderators, that we vote for. Look at the US and most other democratic governments. We basically vote for people (representatives) that make our laws and govern us. We indirectly make our own laws and rule ourselves, so we are not a 100% democratic society. We can't be. That would be disasterous and chaotic; anarchy like. We should vote for our moderators! Have online debates, campaigns, voting, etc. Elect our Moderators. This responsibility of moderation falls into the hands of too many people that shouldn't be moderating, period. Heed my words.
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  21. There's a backdoor in Linux by _Bruce+Perens · · Score: 0

    Since /. runs on Linux, Linus can get first post anytime He wants. It's all in the Kernel Source Code. I would tell you where to look, but if you are a true hacker you don't need to be told; if you are not a true hacker you don't deserve to know.

  22. Katzdot on Crusoe by hemos. · · Score: 0

    I bet Katzdot will run really well on that new Crusoe chip. Maybe Cmdrtaco. and I (hemos.) can get it to come up with something better than the meaningless drivel that we're getting from the Athlon 600 computer that we're currently running it on.

    -hemos.

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  23. Wow by LinusTorvalds · · Score: 0

    Thanks for putting up a story about the company I work for, we've got some really cool things coming out soon.

  24. No regristration required by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    If you link to partners.nytimes.com instead of www.nytimes.com you aren't required to be registered to view the article.

    1. Re:No regristration required by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Actually, if you use any browser other than Netscape, you don't have to register. It redirects you to www10.nytimes.com and you don't have to register. If you use junkbuster, it does the same thing. I wonder why they ask for registration in the first place?

  25. Re:I bet it'll run BeOS by delysid-x · · Score: 1

    Well, we'll see in a few months if it's dead or not... As soon as the free BeER 5.0 version comes out, I'm switching to it as my primary OS and keeping win98 around for games (yeah, i know, win98 is evil, but Ultraedit32 kicks ass for perl coding, plus Xwin is too slow and clunky. I use linux for all my servers tho!)

    I'm hoping that Be doesn't die due to their lousy marketing like so many other great companies. (NeXT, Commodore, Atari...)

  26. Re:I bet it'll run BeOS by tak+amalak · · Score: 1

    Since BeOS is dying as a desktop OS, maybe they should start looking at the ultra-mobile market. WinCE is not doing to well there either, and BeOS looks enough like WinCE to persuade (or trick, whatever you want to call it) people accepting BeOS for their PDA/WebAppliance/NotePad/Thingamabobber. With Linux, Windows 2000, MacOS X, and the miriad of other Unices out their, is there really any room for BeOS?
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  27. Re:WindowsCE v Linux/Transmeta v EPOC/ARM/Palm by archfiend · · Score: 1

    No advantages that I can see. And the Transmeta site is laughably uninformative. As a DSP geek, I'm still waiting to see what's so exciting about their silicon -- it's going to have to compete with ARM. Can they hack it or not?

  28. Re:I bet it'll run BeOS by haggar · · Score: 1

    Yes, since BeOS is the best of them all!

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  29. I bet it'll run BeOS by haggar · · Score: 1

    ..or BeIA, as the Internet Appliance version of BeOS is now called. Col stuff, and BeOS runs on it no problem! Tested by the Transmeta guys themselves!

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  30. Mobile Linux? by mrogers · · Score: 1

    Anyone have links to any more information on Mobile Linux? I read the part about running on devices with low memory and no hard disk, and I thought "Playstation"...

  31. What about Be? by Lonesmurf · · Score: 1

    I realise that at this particular point in time, Be isn't anywhere to be seen.. but neither is Transmeta.

    I think that Be and Stinger have a lot of potential in the WebPad arena and they should, by all means, not be counted down and out for the count before the real fight even begins.

    As for WinCE, I don't really have much nice to say about them. The windows interface barely works for desktops.. which is was DESIGNED for. I really feel that, as an interface for a WebPad/Palmtop it will fail.

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  32. Re:WindowsCE v Linux/Transmeta v EPOC/ARM/Palm by threaded · · Score: 1
    Nah, the two corners are Psion/Symbian and Transmeta/Linux.

    Windows CE is in a hole somewhat, grabbing at the ankles of anything it can in the vain hope of dragging them down to it's level ...

    Jeez, that's a Troll ...

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  33. When can we buy a Crusoe laptop? by guy_davis · · Score: 1

    I am looking at buying a laptop before I go back to school this fall. I am definately underjoyed with the current offerings of x86 notebooks. Does anyone know if a relatively powerful Crusoe laptop will be available by August?

  34. yep thats damn cool by DeXtR · · Score: 1

    so ok not very wise post, but it is perty damn cool!

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  35. WindowsCE v Linux/Transmeta v EPOC/ARM/Palm by MosesJones · · Score: 2


    It seems that the mobile devices arena has three distinct threads, MS in one corner with WindowsCE, the old boys of Psion in association with Symbian (Nokia, Ericsson et al) and the EPOC OS, and now Transmeta and Linux.

    Its going to be interesting to see what happens as their currently differing market places begin to combine with the mainstream.

    What are the advantages of Mobile Linux over EPOC ?

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    1. Re:WindowsCE v Linux/Transmeta v EPOC/ARM/Palm by teraflop+user · · Score: 4

      I don't know about Transmeta's mobile-linux, but I can see one significant advantage of using and embedded Linux (or even an embedded DOS): Microwindows.

      It is a compact (100Kb) embeddable GUI which implements the bulk of both the Win32 and X11 APIs. That gives you a very simple port of any software from two environments. Why use WinCE, when you can recompile your apps and avoid the royalities?

      I presume TM's Mobile Linux is using a cut-down Xfree86. It would be interesting to see how much of the 32Mb ROM they could free up by using a purpose-built embedded GUI. (I think Xfree86 is great, I'm just not convinced it is the optimal choice for embedded applications).

  36. Dangling the carrot. by Phizzy · · Score: 2

    Anyone else get the feeling that Transmeta has based their entire business plan on dangling this low-power, VLSM carrot in front of our nose? Every week, we get some kind of new announcment that makes us go "oh.. so they are still doing SOMETHING". Not to complain, really.. I just want one of these web pads. By summer, transmeta's going to have us begging them to let us pre-register to be entered into a random lottery to see the design specs for one of these things.

    and we love it.

    //Phizzy

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  37. Re:What is Taiwan?? by gargle · · Score: 2

    The nyt article mentions the computer industry only once. The rest of the article makes it sound as though Taiwan itself had by government directive unanimously decided to adopt Transmeta chips. The NYTs article sounds more like a Transmeta press release than a serious piece of journalism.

  38. Vague, but boy do I love it by Raindeer · · Score: 2

    Transmeta's announcements are so vague, it makes makes Microsoft's release dates seem to be written in stone. Come on 'key computer manufacturing industry'. Give us names, release dates, specs. OK, enough of the frustration. I think it is inherent to the policy of secrecy that Transmeta had, that we have to wait a while before we see the first products. Compare it to Bluetooth. It is one thing to have a chip. It is another to have something working based on that chip.

    The Main thing I would love this Transmeta stuff for is to act like a pc that I can lug around and that communicates with my server to show me what is on the screen there. It would be great to cuddle up in the couch and watch a movie on that screen or go to class and make notes on it and then have them stored instantly on my server at home. Here on campus there is a program called Wireless Campus and I think these things would fit in nice. Espescially if you can hook it up with a Bluetooth enabled keyboard, for the things you dont like to do writing. I am really anxious to see what will be shown at CEBIT in 2 days.

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  39. build your own? (Transmeta modules?) by Tekmage · · Score: 3

    So, when will we be able to buy a Transmeta version of what Jumptec has done for AMD with their DIMM PC, and what Cell Computing has done for Intel with their PNR?

    I've been resisting buying Cell Computing's latest with a view to buying an equivalent Transmeta module for my own wearable dabblings... But I can only wait so long. :-)

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  40. What is Taiwan?? by gargle · · Score: 3

    What does it mean to say that "Taiwan ... had rushed to adopt the company's low-power Crusoe chips using the Mobile Linux operating system."??

    Taiwan is a free capitalist country. "Taiwan" doesn't decide to do anything - individual companies do. Replace "Taiwan" with "US" and you'll see how ridiculous the quote is.

    And it seems like a gross exaggeration to say that "The entire island of Taiwan is standardising on these mobile devices using Mobile Linux and Crusoe"? I doubt the "entire island of Taiwan" is standardizing on anything.