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Transmeta's New Smaller, Faster Chips Announced

Posted by simoniker on from the mini-vroom-vroom dept.

billstewart writes "Transmeta announced their new 5900 and 5700 CPUs. They're 50% smaller than the 5800, intended for low-power, low-heat, high-speed applications, and contain an integrated Northbridge. They're sampling now, production in January 2004, and expect to have a mini-ITX board out in 1Q04. The core chip is a 128-bit VLIW hidden by x86 emulation (as opposed to their new Efficeon, which is 256-bit VLIW.) The difference between the 5900 and 5700 seems to be L2 cache size. There are several other stories on Google News."

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  1. p00p by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    p00p
    is
    warm
    and sticky.

  2. fucking dumb ass jews by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    fp on news for jews

    WHITE POER!!

    1. Re:fucking dumb ass jews by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Judaism. What is it all about... is it good, or is it whack?

  3. Re:American Hockey Juniors Beat Canada by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I would never want to be Canadian. They have no discernable culture and are desparate to latch onto anything to feel accepted. It's a country without any identity and it's very sad.

  4. Native code? by SexyKellyOsbourne · · Score: 0, Troll

    If the x86 is emulated through dynamic recompilation, does that mean you can compile Gentoo Linux on a transmeta and get the speed boost of native code?

  5. Re:American Hockey Juniors Beat Canada by ForestGrump · · Score: -1, Troll

    we also have the drunk (canadian) french to laugh at too.

    --
    Is it true that more people vote for the winner of American Idol, than vote for the president? -Ali G.
  6. It's hard to get excited. by Awptimus+Prime · · Score: 0, Troll

    It is, I hate to admit it. I've found that I don't get very excited over low power, lower everything CPUs for mobile use.

    Give me that socket sucking power of my P4 any day.

    Does anyone else feel that we are pass due for another speed revolution?

  7. When will Slashdot stop posting about Transmeta??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Guys, wake up! Linus doesn't work there anymore, so you don't have to think that Transmeta is a logical extension of him anymore!

    I know you editors think that all-Linus is good, but Transmeta just won't fly, and Linus implicitly admitted to this by leaving.

    They are just another chip company, like Analog Digital, Motorola, Infineon, etc. I don't hear announcements about these other companies whenever a new chip of theirs comes out.

    Even worse, they don't have large customers which means they will die probably this year.

    Slashdot, please give up on these guys!

  8. Re:Why do blatent karmawhore trolls get modded up? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yes, because karma whores have much better things to do with their time.