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CNET News.com: [Torvalds:] Transmeta might come out of hiding at Comdex

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 24, 1999

“Silicon-valley’s most secretive start-up, Transmeta, may shed
light on its business at the Comdex trade fair in Las Vegas in
November, one of its most famous employees, Linus Torvalds, said
today.”

“Torvalds and other people known to be involved with Transmeta,
including chief executive David Ditzel and Microsoft’s co-founder
Paul Allen, have been careful not to reveal what the company is up
to.

‘I think I can now tell you when I will be able to tell
you,’ Linus said on the sidelines of a seminar.

‘The company has considered saying something at Comdex, or at
least saying when we will announce something,’ he said.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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