i think its the other way around, the x86 instructions are converted into VLIW instructions.. So it does not replicate or emulate x86 rather it interprets it. :P

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From: lito lampitoc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [plug] linux on crusoe
Date: 05 Mar 2003 18:37:27 +0800

I think Orly is right:

www.ece.umd.edu/courses/enee759m.S2000/papers/transmeta2000c-performance.pdf

On Wed, 2003-03-05 at 18:01, Orlando Andico wrote:
> On 5 Mar 2003, lito lampitoc wrote:
> ..
> > what's good about crusoe chip kasi is that it is using a method called
> > "code morphing," the chips replicate the performance of Intel
> > Pentium-class processors and are able to run X86 code while consuming a
> > fraction of the battery power of a laptop Pentium. (Crusoe chips can run
> > up to 10 hours on a battery)
>
> not really.
>
> 1) Crusoe chip running at 533MHz is roughly equivalent to 350MHz
> Pentium-II performance
>
> 2) while it is true the Crusoe chip consumes <1W normally and 3 - 5W at
> full speed, the new SpeedStep Pentium III's also consume <1W normally and
> about 10W full speed. And they're faster.
>
>
> ---
> Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Mosaic Communications, Inc.
>


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