“Transmeta Corp., one of Silicon Valley’s most secretive
start-up companies, is working on what it says is a “smart”
microprocessor, and more details will be coming Jan. 19, its most
famous employee told the giant Comdex computer show here.”
“Linus Torvalds, the creator of the increasingly popular
Linux operating system who also works at Transmeta, disclosed a few
details at the tail end of his keynote address at the Comdex show
on Monday night with one paragraph in his slides to describe what
Transmeta does.“
“Torvalds said he could not provide any further details.
Following the keynote address, Transmeta’s Web site was updated to
say that it will be releasing a processor called the “Crusoe.” “We
rethought the processor to create a whole new world of mobility,”
the company says on its Web site.”