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To: Thomas Mercer-Hursh who wrote (32693)	10/2/2000 12:41:20 PM
From: Doren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Thomas, There are several factors that make Transmeta's chips attractive in notebook and sub notebook computers: Low power = low heat, better battery life, smaller fan Plus I believe the die size on their chips is substantially smaller = larger yeilds, more room in the notebook or room to make it smaller My thinking is that they are specializing in an area that Intel is not good at with a product that was designed specifically for the niche. Intel has no barriers to transmeta chips besides mobo's and it's lost a lot of credibility on that front. Right now PPCs work better in notebooks because they have lower energy reqirements. Of course you have to run the MacOS on them. Transmeta chips have other advantages I'll not list. However the fact that many notebook manufacturers have adopted the transmeta chips looks good. IMHO these chips will probably end up in telephones and palm devices also.