Signal Ground: Why Transmeta's x86-compatibility Doesn't Matter

[ Thanks to Ken Treis for this link. ]

"The Register recently ran an article in which a marketing director claimed that Transmeta's Crusoe isn't fully x86-compatible. We at Signal Ground don't think this matters much...."

"But comments like this miss a bigger point: if there is a problem with Transmeta's x86 compatibility, it can be remedied without an Intel-sized fix. All that a Transmeta chip would require is a "code morphing" software update...."

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