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CNN: Torvalds Developing Smart CPU at Transmeta

Nov 16, 1999 — by Rick Lehrbaum — from the LinuxDevices Archive — views

“For the first time, Torvalds spoke publicly about Transmeta Corp., the secretive start-up he has been working with. The company, he said, will give 'full disclosure' January 19. He said that at Transmeta, 'We are doing a smart CPU, which will be the first microprocessor using software to do a lot of stuff. The Linux source code is being used for more and more complex tasks,' he said. 'We are going for high-end hardware,' he said.”

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