It's true that the Crusoe might run a little slower than its rivals, but I don't think speed matters as much in its target market: laptops and smaller machines. Besides, from what I hear, the performance isn't on the order of something you might actually be able to detect doing normal laptop apps ("Damn! I want this spreadsheet to load in 1.5 seconds, not 1.72 seconds!").;-)
Anyhow, I look forward to seeing the first Transmeta-based machines hit the market. Should be fun!
Good question! I want to say that it was just a narrator, but the images the program created were so vivid I have to think it was more of a dramatization. I just dunno. Too many beers since then...
I read A Canticle for Leibowitz when I was in grad school in the mid 80's. Although I can't remember the details, I do remember my overall impression was that the author told a great story that really drew me in to the characters. Miller did an amazing job of writing a book that spans long periods of time.
There was even a radio drama of the book that National Public Radio broadcast in 1983 or 1984.
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Um, sounds a lot like my Palm TX, which is perfect for what it's designed for.
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Anyhow, I look forward to seeing the first Transmeta-based machines hit the market. Should be fun!
... I had the money. Then I'd let it die a painful death.
Good question! I want to say that it was just a narrator, but the images the program created were so vivid I have to think it was more of a dramatization. I just dunno. Too many beers since then...
There was even a radio drama of the book that National Public Radio broadcast in 1983 or 1984.
It sounds to me like you skipped all your classes in sarcasm when you were getting your CS degree. As for names: bufo (means "toad") colossus