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To: Saturn V who wrote (96783)	1/20/2000 6:03:00 PM
From: Saturn V	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Tony, Transmeta has found its first customer " A web based device " by S3 ------------------------------------------------------------ S3 to Use Transmeta's Chips for Linux-Based Devices Santa Clara, California, Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- S3 Inc., maker of the Rio MP3 Internet music player, said it will use chips made by Transmeta Corp. for Internet devices that use the Linux operating system. Transmeta ended years of secrecy yesterday when it unveiled microprocessors that it says are as powerful as Intel Corp.'s and extend battery life. S3 shares rose 1 5/32 to 16 1/8 after reaching 18, the highest since September 1997. S3 said the first device it intends to sell sometime in the first half is an 8 1/2 inch-by-11 inch portable ``Web pad,' that can browse the Internet and retrieve music, video and other information to play back later. Since Transmeta's chips use less power, the devices that use them can run longer. ``S3 is making significant strides toward delivering what we believe will be one of the first true Linux-based Internet devices,' said Jim Chapman, vice president of marketing for Transmeta, in a statement. Linux software competes with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows. Linux developer Linus Torvalds also helped create the Transmeta chips, which are manufactured by partner International Business Machines Corp. Fewer Transistors The chips are part of Transmeta's Crusoe chip line that use software to do most of the work usually performed by millions of transistors etched inside traditional microprocessors. Using fewer transistors keeps the cost, heat and power usage down, closely held Transmeta said. S3 and Transmeta `` have been talking for quite some time,' said Andy Wolfe, S3's chief technology officer. S3's main business is computer graphics chips, though it's expanding into home networking, digital audio and handheld devices that can access the Internet. Wolfe said the Web pad is in between a personal digital assistant such as 3Com Corp.'s popular Palm Pilot and a full- blown laptop computer. The Web pad will have a high resolution, 10 1/4 inch screen, a several gigabyte-size disk drive and a slot where a plug-in device would allow either wired or wireless access to the Internet. ``Without Transmeta's chips, we would have had to make compromises in the Web pad,' he said. ``There were no good solutions before Transmeta.' The Web pad will cost between $500 to $1,000, though the cost may be lowered if offered as part of an Internet subscription plan, much like cellular phone costs are subsidized, Wolfe said. Jan/20/2000 16:34 ---------------------------------------------------------- P.S -Note the S3 Manager last name is Wolfe. Ring any bells ? Wolff ?