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To: Jim Spinks who wrote (9415)	1/20/2000 7:56:00 AM
From: SBerglowe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18366

Jim, Here is what I have been able to find about Transmetta. I would appreciate if someone knowledgeable could explain whether there is a link to EDIG, or whether a giant leap of speculation is taking place to assume that the EDIG technology would be a fit. ------ charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yahoo - Transmeta unveils secretive "Crusoe" ship family Home - Yahoo! - Help ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- Wednesday January 19, 2:42 pm Eastern Time Transmeta unveils secretive "Crusoe" ship family SARATOGA, Calif., Jan 19 (Reuters) - Transmeta Corp., one of Silicon = Valley's most secretive startup companies, on Wednesday launched its = much-anticipated new family of mobile processors, saying the devices = will revolutionize mobile computing. Transmeta, which was founded in 1995 and employs Linus Torvalds, the = celebrated creator of the new Linux operating system, announced two new = processors which company executives said will be made by computing giant = International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM - news). One processor, the TM3120, will target so-called Internet appliances and = handheld gadgets that handle simple tasks over the Web and which use the = Linux platform, the executives said at a long-awaited launch party in = Saratoga, Calif. The TM3120 will be available immediately at initial speeds of 333 = megahertz and 400 megahertz, similar to those of Intel Corp.'s = (NasdaqNM:INTC - news) Pentium II PC processors. The 333 megahertz = version will cost $65 while the faster one is priced at $89. The second chip, the TM5400, will target ultralight notebook computers. = It boasts speeds of 500 to 700 megahertz, is expected to be available by = mid-2000, and will cost $119 for the slower version and $329 for the = faster one. Transmeta, based in Santa Clara, Calif., is backed by industry = heavyweights such as Microsoft billionaire co-founder Paul Allen, = investment wizard George Soros and major venture capital firms. The Linux operating system has emerged as an upstart competitor to = Microsoft Corp.'s (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) dominant Windows platform. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- More Quotes and News: a.. Intel Corp (NasdaqNM:INTC - news) b.. International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM - news) c.. Microsoft Corp (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) =20 Related News Categories: US Market News=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- Help -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- Copyright =A9 2000 Yahoo! All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of = Service Copyright 2000 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or = redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the = prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any = errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance = thereon. Questions or Comments? ------=_NextPart_001_0002_01BF629D.B2589300 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Home - Yahoo! - Help [ Business =\| US Market \| By Industry \| IPO \| AP \| S&P \| International \| PRNews \|=20 BizWire \| CCN ] =Related Quotes IBM INTC MSFT 115 = 1/2 100=20 1/16 107 -1/4 -2=20 1/16 -8=20 5/16 delayed 20 mins - disclaimer Wed= nesday=20 January 19, 2:42 pm Eastern Time Transmeta unveils secretive "Crusoe" ship = family SARATOGA, Calif., Jan 19 (Reuters) - Transmeta Corp., one of Silicon = Valley's=20 most secretive startup companies, on Wednesday launched its = much-anticipated new=20 family of mobile processors, saying the devices will revolutionize = mobile=20 computing. Transmeta, which was founded in 1995 and employs Linus Torvalds, the=20 celebrated creator of the new Linux operating system, announced two new=20 processors which company executives said will be made by computing giant = International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM - news). One processor, the TM3120, will target so-called Internet appliances = and=20 handheld gadgets that handle simple tasks over the Web and which use the = Linux=20 platform, the executives said at a long-awaited launch party in = Saratoga, Calif. The TM3120 will be available immediately at initial speeds of 333 = megahertz=20 and 400 megahertz, similar to those of Intel Corp.'s (NasdaqNM:INTC - news) Pentium II PC processors. The 333 = megahertz=20 version will cost $65 while the faster one is priced at $89. The second chip, the TM5400, will target ultralight notebook = computers. It=20 boasts speeds of 500 to 700 megahertz, is expected to be available by = mid-2000,=20 and will cost $119 for the slower version and $329 for the faster one. Transmeta, based in Santa Clara, Calif., is backed by industry = heavyweights=20 such as Microsoft billionaire co-founder Paul Allen, investment wizard = George=20 Soros and major venture capital firms. The Linux operating system has emerged as an upstart competitor to = Microsoft=20 Corp.'s (NasdaqNM:MSFT -=20 news) dominant Windows platform.