Collin van Ginkel wrote:
>http://www.crusoe.com/
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>Isn't this largely the same thing as the PLD-type thingie Nishi mentioned?
I mentioned this a few times in the Sunday meeting too, because it's
comparable technology. BUT there are huge differences in that Transmeta's
CPU isn't software reprogrammable AFAIK, and it's purely a CPU.
But hardware emulation really is the way of the future. And that doesn't
mean the emulated hardware has to really exist :) (3D-engine, sound
processor, etc..)
Another comparable piece of technology is the new Amiga as suggested by
Amiga Inc. It also uses Intent, but is positioned differently in the market
and does not have amiga500-4000 compatibility.
The most important difference is that in the new Amiga the main CPU can be
any of SH-4, MIPS, PowerPC, ARM, etc... While in the new MSX the ARM is
standard.
That means you can code in assembly, and the ARM used in the new MSX is
VERY VERY VERY nice to program in Assembly. But Collin, you probably know
that as you're involved in Gameboy Advance :)
Another big difference is the new MSX has the reprogrammable hardware.
All in all, the one-chip-MSX does not have really new technologies, but the
combination of them is unique and IMO revolutionary.
Greetz,
Patriek
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