Collin van Ginkel wrote:
>I thought the single most revolutionairy function of the Crusoe chip was
>that it can be reprogrammed to act as different architectures, like x86 etc.
Exactly. But it can only mimic other CPU's, not different kinds of
hardware. Also it can't be software reprogrammable, it is done in factory.
>Not software-emulation but really change the way the chip functions.
Crusoe is a VLIW processor (Very Large Instruction Word), like Intel's
Itanium design. It's a relatively new area of CPU design.
You can't actually reprogram the way the Crusoe functions. The VLIW core
remains unchanged, with on top of that a software emulation layer
(implemented in hardware).
The line between software and hardware IS fading and I think that's why
Nishi called the new MSX multi-multiplatform. :)
Greetz,
Patriek
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