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From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 21:10 +0000
----Original Message----- From: capek () us ibm com To: dave () farber net Subject: Transmeta surfaces.. Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 2:16 PM Here 'tis: http://yahoo.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-1526340.html?pt.yfin.cat_fin.txt.ne Transmeta shoots for 700 MHz with new chip By Stephen Shankland Staff Writer, CNET News.com January 19, 2000, 10:15 a.m. PT SARATOGA, Calif.--The highly secretive start-up Transmeta today finally unveiled its technology plans and made it clear that it aims to compete against chip giant Intel. At a company conference here, Transmeta said that it will come out with two different processors for distinct classes of devices. The first, a low-power chip called the 3120, will run at about 400 MHz and go into handheld devices and Internet appliances running Linux, said Steve Johnson, head of software operations at Transmeta. A second chip, called the 5400, will run at between 500 MHz and 700 MHz and include a 250-MHz secondary cache integrated into the chip. This chip will be targeted at Windows-based notebook computers. Combined with its "long-life" power management technology, the 5400 will run on one watt of power. Users will be able to run their notebook all day on batteries, Johnson said. ......
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