“Torvalds — creator of the Linux kernel and, coincidentally, a
Transmeta employee — walked on stage briefly after the company
unveiled its new chips, but only to demonstrate his Quake playing
skills and how well the game runs on Linux and Transmeta chips.
Torvalds came out shooting but was having trouble staying alive for
more than a few seconds…”
“I like to think that they thought that everyone knew who I
was,” Torvalds quipped about his bio-less status during a question
and answer session with reporters.”